In addition I would add the Dependency Inversion Principle [1] as a valuable tool for managing dependencies, specially for integrating third party code/APIs int

In addition I would add the Dependency Inversion Principle [1] as a valuable tool for managing dependencies, specially for integrating third party code/APIs into the system. It will protect your application by reducing the surface area susceptible to change if/when that dependency needs to be upgraded or replaced. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_inversion_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_inversion_principle