"I don't understand when you say "But updating all the scripts that use them might be."
The alias objects will be used in scripts. If you change the alias you also need to update the references to it in your script don't you?"
I don't use alias objects, period. I only use helper functions, this way I just need the ID of the object, and that will never change. No maintenance needed....
"If you use helper/search functions globally, do you not sometimes find you're in a position where you have to find and update multiple calls to it if the wrong thing changes? Leaving you in a similar position to name map/alias updates?"
Don't understand what you're saying..
