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Myers argued modularity is the one property keeping a program inside the reach of a human mind. In two words, what does he say it makes a program?

Myers argued modularity is the one property keeping a program inside the reach of a human mind. In two words, what does he say it makes a program?

Answer

intellectually manageable

The claim is about comprehension, not tidiness — control paths, span of reference and variable count are what defeat a monolith.

Pressman 9e ch9 §9.3.5–9.3.7

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