I think the key is that join condition problems are easier to spot. There are several types query issues which are classic join condition issues. If you use c

I think the key is that join condition problems are easier to spot. There are several types query issues which are classic join condition issues. If you use cross join and where, these are harder to spot when troubleshooting. I think this is a bigger issue actually than accidental cross-joins. The latter sometimes happens occasionally. The former happens much more frequently and so wins there in terms of debugging time are quite important.