>I still don't get it ... that is, I understand your explanation, but have no inkling why it would explain why I would live happily if I no longer use SCX.
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>Removing two "unneeded" files doesn't mean very much to me, certainly not imparting any happiness.
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>Isn't there some other benefit? Clearly, VCX based forms are common, maybe even, for all I know, the standard. I would assume some advantage beyond merely saving a couple of files.

Just one layer less to worry about, and yes, fewer files. But that's about it - there aren't too many other differences. I think this thread covers them all. So the deficiencies of one or the other approach can be worked around in a couple of hours (and actually were, in pretty much any framework out there) - nowadays it's become a matter of taste, existing code etc.