I don't quite agree. Generally, flexibility is a good thing to consider when writing or designing a program. But like other good things, flexibility comes with a price.

Proper design doesn't mean you focus on one thing, and let that thing dominate all decisions. Creating a good program means finding the right trade-offs. You have to make compromises. One of the obvious prices of flexibility is simplicity. The more flexible a program is, the less simple its source code and interfaces will be. The most flexible program isn't necessarely the best program, and neither is the simplest program. Instead, the best program is the one that has found the best balance between flexibility and simplicity. And all the other things to consider: resource usage, security, maintainability, etc.

In reply to Re: Multilevel flexibillity by Abigail-II
in thread Multilevel flexibillity by zby

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