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

Chapter 12

Fractal Geometry of Software Design

With balanced coupling, a system will thrive:

Achieving its goals and staying alive.

But fractal geometry empowers its growth—

Reshaping the structure and knowledge flows.

The preceding chapter concluded by pointing out that not all complexity can be addressed by rebalancing the coupling forces. In some cases, all this can do is merely transform local complexity into global complexity, or vice versa. This is growth-induced complexity, and it is the focus of this chapter.

I will begin by exploring how systems grow. You will learn why growth is so advantageous for systems in general, understand what constrains a system’s potential for growth, and learn how to extend growth limits. For this, prepare ...

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