What is the best way to wire ceiling lights?

This entering the realm of deep philosophy…

It's far from unknown for professionals and practitioners to become 'crystallised' in their knowledge which makes it difficult for them to think outside of the box, think outside of their bubble, or learn about and understand how what they do is done in other countries and communities. They just end up thinking and doing what they have learned many years ago during their education and training, or think and do what everybody else appears to think and do, without ever questioning it.

Some technology refuses to die but can technology also stagnate? Not because there is no opportunity for innovation and improvement, or innovation and improvement is economically unviable, but because most of the practitioners who deal with the technology have knowledge which is 'crystallised'. House designs have changed since the 1960s; electrical appliances have changed since the 1960s; consumer units have changed since the 1960s; even light bulbs have changed since the 1960s; but the method of wiring up ceiling lights by the majority of electricians has barely changed one bit.

It's common knowledge that engineers often design products thinking only about their (technically minded) fraternity rather than the needs and requirements of the majority of the end users of the product. Could the same also apply to building electricians? The ceiling rose junction box with its loop-in wiring might be the most convenient method for electricians to install in a new build or rewire but it's definitely not for the end user, namely the resident of the house, who wants to replace the ceiling rose with fancy light fittings with the least difficulty and the most safety. They might also just so happen to require a neutral at the wall switch for some 'smart' controller.

This entering the realm of deep philosophy…

It's far from unknown for professionals and practitioners to become 'crystallised' in their knowledge which makes it difficult for them to think outside of the box, think outside of their bubble, or learn about and understand how what they do is done in other countries and communities. They just end up thinking and doing what they have learned many years ago during their education and training, or think and do what everybody else appears to think and do, without ever questioning it.

Some technology refuses to die but can technology also stagnate? Not because there is no opportunity for innovation and improvement, or innovation and improvement is economically unviable, but because most of the practitioners who deal with the technology have knowledge which is 'crystallised'. House designs have changed since the 1960s; electrical appliances have changed since the 1960s; consumer units have changed since the 1960s; even light bulbs have changed since the 1960s; but the method of wiring up ceiling lights by the majority of electricians has barely changed one bit.

It's common knowledge that engineers often design products thinking only about their (technically minded) fraternity rather than the needs and requirements of the majority of the end users of the product. Could the same also apply to building electricians? The ceiling rose junction box with its loop-in wiring might be the most convenient method for electricians to install in a new build or rewire but it's definitely not for the end user, namely the resident of the house, who wants to replace the ceiling rose with fancy light fittings with the least difficulty and the most safety. They might also just so happen to require a neutral at the wall switch for some 'smart' controller.