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Balancing Coupling in Software Design: Universal Design Principles for Architecting Modular Software Systems
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Balancing Coupling in Software Design: Universal Design Principles for Architecting Modular Software Systems

by Vlad Khononov
October 2023
Intermediate to advanced
321 pages
7h 52m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 6

Connascence

From structured design, the baton was passed,

Connascence detailed how ties can be cast.

A spectrum of coupling, to ponder and think,

Connascence reveals the depth of each link.

The preceding chapter discussed structured design’s model for evaluating the strength of inter-module relationships. Module coupling was formulated and introduced in the context of the procedural programming paradigm. However, with the widespread adoption of object-oriented programming, there emerged a need for a more detailed model that could account for the nuances of object-oriented design. Meilir Page-Jones (1996) responded to this need and introduced a model called connascence.

In this chapter, you will learn the connascence model. As you familiarize ...

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