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by JoeMayoBot 1028 days ago
I recall this being necessary on older main frame systems where monitors either didn't exist, there was limited time on a shared console, or you didn't have access at all. However, once we had networks and workstations/PCs there was a decreasing need for paper. I believe that elimination of paper was a long-time goal and good for the environment. As far as code review goes, we have IDE's with incredible navigation, linters, debuggers, unit tests, and amazing environments to submit PRs with diffs and collaboration tools. Also, since we have automated tools that produce a huge amount of automated/generated code in some environments, the thought of printing all of that out feels like a long laborious task.