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Coupling (computer programming)

In software engineering, coupling is the degree of interdependence between software modules, a measure of how closely connected two routines or modules are, and the strength of the relationships between modules. Coupling is not binary but multi-dimensional.

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Disadvantages of tight coupling

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Coupling vs Connascence

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Coupling (computer programming)

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples6
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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coupling connascence software cohesion module modules dependency dependencies strength design low often degree type data systems types high dynamic refers

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a SOAP messageinstance ofwhich require less overhead than creating a complicated message0.80text
integers might not require additional processing to be interpretedinstance ofSimple messages0.80text
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a string transformer for them to exhibit intended meaningsinstance ofcomplex messages0.80text
CORBA or COM allow objects to communicate with each other without having to know anything about the other object's implementationinstance ofSystems0.80text

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