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There's nothing wrong with large objects and tightly coupled code when they're appropriate and when nothing better-engineered is required. This is just another manifestation of a rule of thumb turning into dogma.a rule of thumb turning into dogma.

Loose coupling and small, simple objects tend to provide specific benefits in a lot of common cases, so it's a good idea to use them, in general. The problem lies in people who don't understand the rationale behind the principles blindly trying to apply them universally, even where they don't apply.

There's nothing wrong with large objects and tightly coupled code when they're appropriate and when nothing better-engineered is required. This is just another manifestation of a rule of thumb turning into dogma.

Loose coupling and small, simple objects tend to provide specific benefits in a lot of common cases, so it's a good idea to use them, in general. The problem lies in people who don't understand the rationale behind the principles blindly trying to apply them universally, even where they don't apply.

There's nothing wrong with large objects and tightly coupled code when they're appropriate and when nothing better-engineered is required. This is just another manifestation of a rule of thumb turning into dogma.

Loose coupling and small, simple objects tend to provide specific benefits in a lot of common cases, so it's a good idea to use them, in general. The problem lies in people who don't understand the rationale behind the principles blindly trying to apply them universally, even where they don't apply.

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There's nothing wrong with large objects and tightly coupled code when they're appropriate and when nothing better-engineered is required. This is just another manifestation of a rule of thumb turning into dogma.

Loose coupling and small, simple objects tend to provide specific benefits in a lot of common cases, so it's a good idea to use them, in general. The problem lies in people who don't understand the rationale behind the principles blindly trying to apply them universally, even where they don't apply.