Coupling vs Encapsulation
Developers should understand coupling to create systems that are easier to maintain, test, and extend over time meets developers should learn and apply encapsulation to build robust, maintainable, and secure software systems, as it prevents unintended interference and misuse of data by external code. Here's our take.
Coupling
Developers should understand coupling to create systems that are easier to maintain, test, and extend over time
Coupling
Nice PickDevelopers should understand coupling to create systems that are easier to maintain, test, and extend over time
Pros
- +Low coupling is particularly important in large-scale applications, microservices architectures, and when following SOLID principles, as it reduces the ripple effect of changes and enables independent development of components
- +Related to: cohesion, software-architecture
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Encapsulation
Developers should learn and apply encapsulation to build robust, maintainable, and secure software systems, as it prevents unintended interference and misuse of data by external code
Pros
- +It is essential in scenarios like banking applications where sensitive account balances must be protected, or in large-scale projects where modular code reduces dependencies and eases debugging
- +Related to: object-oriented-programming, abstraction
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Coupling if: You want low coupling is particularly important in large-scale applications, microservices architectures, and when following solid principles, as it reduces the ripple effect of changes and enables independent development of components and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Encapsulation if: You prioritize it is essential in scenarios like banking applications where sensitive account balances must be protected, or in large-scale projects where modular code reduces dependencies and eases debugging over what Coupling offers.
Developers should understand coupling to create systems that are easier to maintain, test, and extend over time
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