Luckily I just answered this question.

Just because we have been doing it doesn’t mean we have to continue.

I hate to use this but we are like a bunch of lemming s sometime and we just fall in with the standard MS conventions.

MR and RoR have been very successful with the Convention over Configuration approach. And I think for us to turn a blind eye towards this approach simply because MS want to change it is a disservice to the community.

A majority of the MVC framework takes a convention over configuration approach (ie the folder structure). This slight decoration causes a shift in that way of thinking. It is not about a matter of style as it is a matter of adhering to framework principle no matter how esoteric they may be to new comers.

The fact of the matter is all we are asking for is a choice and I believe Phil and the rest of the MVC team has given us this with the “ConventionController” so now it truly is a matter of style.

Although I do like Scott’s suggestion about the controller defaulting to this behavior and forcing the “SafeMode” when needed. Similar to VB’s option explicit.

Why in the world do we care about 1 extra attribute? Write a R# template of VS code snippet and be done with it.

I’m very happy that the community say this type of turn around. It definitely alleviates my doubts =)