[lindvall]

Another aspect of this thread that I find very refreshing is the fact that the previous implementation may have used magic numbers doesn't reduce anyones desire to actually understand what is going on going forward.

The realization that a magic number was already being used could have caused one of two outcomes:

a) justification for replacing one magic number with another

b) realization that more research needed to be done to understand exactly what was going on in the first place

I appreciate seeing (b) as the option chosen. We should all strive to be this diligent.