Understanding the Locality of Behaviour (LoB) Principle in Software Development
By
jstanley
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Summary
The article explores the Locality of Behaviour (LoB) principle in software development, emphasizing the importance of making code behavior obvious for easier maintenance. It discusses the balance between LoB and other design principles like DRY and SoC.
Key quotes
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"The behaviour of a unit of code should be as obvious as possible by looking only at that unit of code"
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