[Validator] About Assert alias for constraints

[gitomato]

In the documentation for validator constraints, for example NotBlank, constraints are aliased as Assert.

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;

#[Assert\NotBlank]
...

I don't really see benefits in this alias, and it adds an indirection (in the code but also in our brain). I find the non-alias version easier to read, understand and maintain.

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;

#[Constraints\NotBlank]
...

Is there any reason for suggesting adding this alias?

PS: Thanks for your hard work on Symfony!

[xabbuh]

The namespace is being imported to prevent potentially lots of use statements for all the constraints that you use. We do the same for Doctrine mapping attributes/annotations.

[gitomato]

Thanks for your answer.
The shared namespace is really handy and we use it intensively (after teaching Rector not to replace it ;) ).
I'm challenging the alias part, aka

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;

instead of just

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints;

[carsonbot]

Thank you for this issue.
There has not been a lot of activity here for a while. Has this been resolved?