Barbed fittings: Good or bad?

those are push on style hose barbs. used them in an industrial setting for over 40 years. can be used for air or water under pressure. use a worm hose clamp as it will not cut though the hose as mentioned above unless you have a really ,really cheap thin walled hose. the only problem with using that style is if you have to disassemble it can be difficult to get the hose off intact