Locality of behaviour is, on the whole, a good thing. I say "on the whole" because there are always counterexamples to any maxim. The article realises this and

Locality of behaviour is, on the whole, a good thing. I say "on the whole" because there are always counterexamples to any maxim. The article realises this and mentions 2: DRY and SoC. Writing good software is often a matter of taste.