Locality of Behaviour Principle
LOB!
”**The LoB principle dictates that the behavior of a unit of code should be as obvious as possible by looking only at that unit of code.” ** I totally agree. That makes perfect sense. And many developers, across several generations, would collectively sigh in relief at this sentiment. Because it’s true.
https://htmx.org/essays/locality-of-behaviour/
But also:
https://www.eloquentarchitecture.com/locality-of-behavior/
Why would a more complicated and miserable experience be preferred over one that was fat-free and transparent. My mantra in life – not just in software development – is, there is no topic on this Earth so complicated that it can’t be broken down into layers, bite-size-chunks and rudiments, so that a dummy layperson can’t understand it. For example, I don’t understand how Nuclear Fission works… but I’ll bet someone could get me to a decent level of application if they had 2-weeks with me and a decent set of teaching materials.
This post is a reaction to, and in part an agreement with, https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen who has a video critiquing the SOLID principles of computer science. There’s some controversy in there (quite right, as there should be), I agree with some of his points, but every single one. His channel is worth checking out.