Unpopular Opinion: Implicit Usings are an Anti-Pattern

As someone who has coded across Python, PHP, Java, and C#, I’ve learned to borrow patterns from each language to improve workflow and maintainability. One principle that has consistently stood the test of time is Python’s aphorism: “Explicit is better than implicit.” It usually leads to robust, readable, and maintainable code. From this perspective, explicit using statements in C# have always been…