I'll Throw the Controller at the Bottom

Not all languages will even support this. Some languages you have to, the method has to be defined before it can be called. Ili: If your whole point for going with the newspaper metaphor is readability, then my argument is that, well, if that's your concern, than from a a consistency point of view, alphabetical should win. And most i eat my public stuff towards the bottom and private stuff towards the top.