• Anonymous (unregistered)

    Frist

  • me (unregistered)

    I believe this is the image posted by LieutenantFrost

    https://imgur.com/a/j1gI4

  • TheCPUWizard (unregistered)

    unfiltered dependency graphs are meaningless, they totally neglect the aspects of things such as encapsulation. With appropriate filters, many of these "balls of yarn" become very useful and the underlying design may be quite good.

  • Ex-lurker (unregistered) in reply to TheCPUWizard

    While what you said is true, in the OP's case it doesn't apply. When every single class in your system connects to every other class you can be certain encapsulation wasn't ever even considered.

  • Braechnov Mikchaech (google)

    Can someone please describe why the relationships illustrated in this image differ significantly from those which would be produced by a far more effectively designed system?

  • (nodebb) in reply to Braechnov Mikchaech

    Because this system was NOT "effectively designed". Ex-lurker hit it on the head:

    When every single class in your system connects to every other class you can be certain encapsulation wasn't ever even considered.

  • Diego (unregistered)

    That's cute.

    https://imgur.com/a/UwE32

    That's what I work with everyday.

  • Pedro (unregistered)

    @Diego

    It almost looks like muscle tissue if you squint hard enough

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