Subj : Re: What the bleep is Coupling? (was: Polymorphism sucks)
To   : comp.programming,comp.object
From : Phlip
Date : Sat Jul 02 2005 01:12 am

topmind wrote:

> Well, either clarify the concept, or stop using it as if it
> was a magic buzzword. I would like to see it explored/defined
> in terms of probabilities of *different* change patterns, not
> just those favored by OO books.

As A and B are coupled, changes to A require changes to B.

The more decoupled they are, the less changes ripple thru the system.

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