Two-way data binding is not inherently a bad idea. In fact, it's awesome in many cases, especially forms and form-like elements. The problem is that people hav

Two-way data binding is not inherently a bad idea. In fact, it's awesome in many cases, especially forms and form-like elements. The problem is that people have a habit of misusing them and start using two-way bindings where they should be using events or similar patterns.