The phrase tight coupling in programming is referred to situations where two entities are so highly dependent on each other that in order to change either of their behavior or relationship, it is required to make actual code changes to one (or often both) of those entities. The term loose coupling, on the other hand, refers to the opposite scenario--entities that are not highly dependent. In such cases, entities ideally don't even know about each other's existence, but can still be made to interact with each other.
With that in mind, what would you say the coupling of two modules in the Java module system could be called? When one module depends on another, are the two modules tightly coupled or loosely coupled? The answer is obviously that they are tightly coupled. Think of the following facts that apply to module relationships:
- Modules need...
