@exterm

The semantics of this go beyond the use of "components" at Shopify.

Everyone knows that "modular" implies the thing can be taken out and used in a different context. That's basically verbatim from the dictionary definition. You don't need to be a software developer to know that.

And yet for years the word has been thrown around in discussions of Packwerk as if it's some weaker thing. It's not. Things that are not isolated are not modular. Anything less is something totally different.

@exterm @flavorjones You're right, you said isolation was not "a primary focus". But my response is the same.

Isolation is what gets you to modularity, so if that's what you're after than isolation must be your goal. It's really that simple. And if you're not after modularity, then I don't know what you're doing.

You reduce cognitive load by reducing the things you need to think about. Only isolation does that. I reject the idea that there is a meaningful alternative.