Versatility and reusability. Those are among the few words in the English language that have a positive vibe, pretty much no matter how you use them. Managers and coaches find versatile athletes to be invaluable. No one ever seems to argue against recycling. Technology professionals adore plug and play. Green is in, waste is out. How, one may ask, could versatility or reusability possibly be considered a bad thing?
Well, in the world of legal applications, and, more broadly, the applications development discipline in general, there can be a trade-off when striving to develop common code and modules. Usually this involves balancing time-to-market, versus the development of a more powerful product, for no matter how skilled a development group you have, something more complex requires more time and effort to complete.
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