Yeah, pretty much. I generally agree with this definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_effect_(computer_science) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_effect

Yeah, pretty much. I generally agree with this definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_effect_(computer_science) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_effect_(computer_science) I think instead of "side effect" the author should have used the more traditional term of cohesion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohesion_(computer_science) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohesion_(computer_science)