Superstition

• "Always use strict," people say. "strict good!"

• strict itself confers no benefits

• The benefits come from avoidance of the bad practices forbidden by strict

  • (Such as using global variables, or smoking in bed)

• These bad practices are bad because they have certain negative effects on the program

• Other practices may have the same negative effects

• They are not forbidden by strict

• Nevertheless, the problems are exactly the same

• Conclusion: strict compliance is not enough

• You must understand why strict is complaining

• Otherwise you'll find other ways to achieve the same negative effects

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