Hey #webdev friends, I never got far enough on my webdev sudies to answer this but I continue to be curious because it just came up again:

Is there a purpose or advantage to having password fields (both "create a password" fields, or just the normal field for entering a password) where there is NOT an option anywhere to see what you're typing (i.e. your typed text is hidden)?

Because it's really, really annoying. I'm hoping there's a good reason.