Best practices are a template, they are general rules, meant to be coupled with a human brain so they can be applied appropriately...or not applied depending on

Best practices are a template, they are general rules, meant to be coupled with a human brain so they can be applied appropriately...or not applied depending on the use case. The problem is not in the best practices; the problem is their literal interpretation. Just because people do not really understand what they are for does not mean that they are an non-valuable tool that should be dispensed.