These are two different concepts though; reducing dependencies is good, but you can have minimal dependencies AND have the code look / feel / behave like the re

These are two different concepts though; reducing dependencies is good, but you can have minimal dependencies AND have the code look / feel / behave like the rest of the codebase. Always remember, it's not your code. Assume someone else will need to read / maintain it. Thousands might. You might have made the perfect section of code, then get an offer you can't refuse or get hit by a bus.