2. Packaging and Design Rules

2.1 The Big Picture

2.2 Physical Aggregation

2.3 Logical/Physical Coherence

2.4 Logical and Physical Name Cohesion

2.5 Component Source-Code Organization

2.6 Component Design Rules

2.7 Component-Private Classes and Subordinate Components

2.8 The Package

2.9 The Package Group

2.10 Naming Packages and Package Groups

2.11 Subpackages

2.12 Legacy, Open-Source, and Third-Party Software

2.13 Applications

2.14 The Hierarchical Testability Requirement

2.15 From Development to Deployment

2.16 Metadata

2.17 Summary

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