This reminds me of the concept of “forces” [0][1][2] in design-pattern descriptions. To decide for or against the use of a given design pattern, or to choose be

This reminds me of the concept of “forces” [0][1][2] in design-pattern descriptions. To decide for or against the use of a given design pattern, or to choose between alternative design patterns, one has to assess and weigh the respective forces in the particular context where it is to be used. They are called forces because they collectively pull the design in a certain direction. Just a different physics analogy versus “pressure”. [0] https://www.cs.unc.edu/~stotts/COMP723-s13/patterns/forces.html https://www.cs.unc.edu/~stotts/COMP723-s13/patterns/forces.h... [1] https://www.pmi.org/disciplined-agile/structure-of-pattern-pages#Patterns https://www.pmi.org/disciplined-agile/structure-of-pattern-p... [2] Chapter 19 in “Pattern languages of program design 2”, ISBN 0201895277