DeepHierarchy

Deep hierarchies are a FormalProperty of DeathlikeMorphology. The opposite is a ShallowHierarchy.

Deeply nested data, control flow, dependency graphs, call stacks, and corporate management structures all lead to rigid, brittle systems that can only be kept alive by extreme heroics.

The reason: long-distance coordination between levels of the hierarchy (or between distant cousin nodes; see [1]) couples together many more entities than would need to be coupled in a shallow hierarchy. Each layer of indirection provides opportunities for mistakes and misinterpretation of information.

The opposite is a ShallowHierarchy.

[1]: Nagappan, et al., 2007