Imagine two machines that are integrated with each other.
In scenario 1, there is one pipe that connects them.
In scenario 2, there are many pipes that connect different components of them together.
Is there an eng term for describing the difference between these integrations?
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loosely vs. tightly coupled? or weakly vs. strongly coupled? simple vs. complex coupling? Key diff seems to be whether in scenario b whether there is parallelism.
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Is there is a heuristic for when either form of coupling is better than the other?
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I think you'd have to get into the nature of the coupling. Is the multi-point coupling functionally differentiated or redundant? Are all equally critical?
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