Originally Posted by
BFisher
Framing the topic as you did, and then retorting that you'll just stick to what you deem better is quite an odd thing to do when the biggest factor in something like this is personal preference. It suggests that, yes, you do care. Otherwise, why ask why others do what they do?
I don't think the biggest factor is personal preference. I think there are reasons that things are done. Folks gave me their reasons for top-down, and while some are compelling, it seems to me that the bottom-up method is more advantageous, from a practical point of view.