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On 2024-07-21 23:52, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:22:06 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> If you have a box full of screwdrivers, then all you have is a box full of
> screwdrivers.
> 
> If you have a computer system made up of a bunch of modules interacting
> with each other, then you could have, potentially, quite a complex system
> indeed.

Tight coupling = bad design. No difference to screwdrivers. However you 
can take integer arithmetic if you dislike screwdrivers. However complex 
system you build, there is no need to update integers.

> Look up the term “combinatorial explosion” to learn more.

Bad design leads to explosion of non-trivial unanticipated system states 
making it unpredictable. This is what happens when you add security on 
top. You patch holes drilling new ones to fix the patches.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de