On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 09:40:47PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > How can a couple of variables (not two dozens that you would need to get > from the headers, environment and some other sources) mean tight > coupling? In which world are you living? Meaning it breaks it isn't there. You're confusing "coupling" with "cohesion." It has low cohesion, but it breaks if it isn't there so that's tight coupling. I agree. Let's drop it.