> [!tldr] self-contained things are less complex [[Simplicity]] is about containment (which means complexity is too). Things that are simple are not dependent on outside *things* to work right. Things that are highly self-contained are, almost by definition, more [[Complect]]ed. This is not an easy and obvious fix, though. There's a ton of [[Tradespace]] when considering what [[Highly Cohesive, Loosely Coupled]] actually *means*. You might say a key/value store (highest of the [[Data Normalization Levels]]) if "the least complex"... but then it can become complex to write queries that pull together things that you really should have shortcut easy buttons for. **** # More ## Source - self