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Enmeshment
Monday, May 31, 2004

Dale Asberry applies the concept of enmeshment to distributed software development in this blog entry on Artima. The concept of enmeshment was introduced by family therpist Salvador Minuchin. Read this brief overview of enmeshment and watch for how the concept might inform relationships in object-oriented programming. Here's a snippet with some potential:

"We're enmeshed when we use an individual for our identity, sense of value, worth, well-being, safety, purpose, and security. Instead of two people present, we become one identity."

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