Why is the default query limit 100 and not 1000?

[cfoulston]

I keep running into missing data issues because of this default limit of 100.

If I don't want to limit my queries (most of the time), why do I need to specify this maximum?
If I do want to limit my queries, then I should explicitly define the limit.

I understand that 1000 is the absolute maximum, and that fact is always in the back of my mind. But it seems strange to me that a default limit exists. Is there a reason why?

[TylerBrock]

Probably because the default batch_size for a cursor in MongoDB is 100 objects.

[cfoulston]

Well that's a shame.

[TylerBrock]

Why not just edit the file and change the default? It's all open source.