Why is Hardcoding URL strings into an MVC app is a bad idea? (Or is it?)
In a comment [on this question][1], [Phil][2] mentions that 

> Hardcoding URL strings into an MVC app is a bad idea. The helpers are there for a reason

Is this so? If so, why?


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8876395/how-can-i-pass-a-parameter-to-a-url-when-using-url-action
  [2]: http://stackoverflow.com/users/283366/phil
Why is Hardcoding URL strings into an MVC app is a bad idea? (Or is it?)
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In a comment [on this question][1], [Phil][2] mentions that 

> Hardcoding URL strings into an MVC app is a bad idea. The helpers are there for a reason

Is this so? If so, why?


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8876395/how-can-i-pass-a-parameter-to-a-url-when-using-url-action
  [2]: http://stackoverflow.com/users/283366/phil