Thanks for your feedback, Maxi!
I agree that coupling is just a tiny part of a set of problems that might be brought about by this pattern. Despite the disadvantages, I still think there is scope for using this approach. Also, depending on the problem at hand there might be more suitable options that can be used instead.
Maxi Contieri
Software Engineer
Nice article!
I think coupling is just the tip of the iceberg all the problem that brings this antipattern.
But i might be wrong