Cart
[Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries]
> Does that seem like a reasonable breakdown of the situation? Sure. In the context of distributed systems, I usually call the two perspectives "tight coupling" and "loose coupling". Most systems have elements of each. Bind tightly to anything (API, class/data structure, ...) and you've developed a system that needs to react to lots of changes -- fragile, all components have to change in lockstep. As Walter implied, viable only within artificially constrained environments; basically, where centralized control works. But if you have a carefully specified framework that works with a more flexible notion of "type" ... that's the sweet spot, where the components (organizations ...) can evolve at their own rates. A better match, on the whole, for the Real World. - Dave
|
