Proper is always going to be contextual, depending on the project requirements and what you are inputting.
DirectShapes are great, but do have limitations.
Check out this script for doing a sweep in a family document [New GH nodes] Family.Extrusion by Profile, Extrusion.Attributes, Family.Parameter - #10 by lukabergs
I’ll see if i can get a handle on Caio’s issue in that thread in the meantime.