Recently, I'm thinking very much modularly than I ever have - it's been useful at work, and I find modularity spilling out into all facets of my life.
For example, with the arcade machine, I'm thinking of building the core parts in a modular fashion, so that the control panel is an independent, discrete unit, the monitor panel is an independent discrete unit, and the PC (or whatever it may become) is a discrete part.
Last time, I tried to build one overall unit, and trying to hold monitors and control panels in place whilst I screwed the sides on was tricky to say the least.
The advantages of modular are many, but primarily I'm thinking about:
- ease of construction - each part can be made and tested separately then all bolted together at the end
- ease of maintenance - I can pop out a part, replace / upgrade / repair and pop back in
- ease of transport - breaking it into parts and shipping it between locations is easier that hoofing a 6'x3'x3' box into and out of vans
- and so on...
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