Me too. That and EMC compatibility and fast transient response.

oh the nightmares that brings up... yuck

 

Single Point grounding to avoid ground-loops is the secret from allowing low-level analog sensor circuits to work properly alongside MCUs, and high-power switching.

Yup... endless headaches this side of the fence for the same reason too. I had to learn that the hard way long before I became a member of this forum and was one post away from expert advice.