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Re: Is there a dominant design style?

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Originally Posted by Knufire View Post
"Because they do it" shouldn't be your rationale. Yes, all the top teams doing something is generally a indicator that it's a smart decision. However, blindly following them without figuring out the rationale behind their decisions is a bad idea; there might be variables at play that made WCD the right choice for them but not for you.
Yep. I call this phenomenon "Cargo Cult Robotics".
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