> the common thread to me seems to be overzealous decoupling, to the point where I need to look in 10 different locations just to find out what happens during a

> the common thread to me seems to be overzealous decoupling, to the point where I need to look in 10 different locations just to find out what happens during a single request If it were decoupling in any meaningful sense, you wouldn't need to look in 10 different locations. But you need to look, because it's all related and tightly coupled!