tightly-knit

The class-hierarchy is a tightly-knit set of classes which allows for maximum of code-reuse, but also means that it was not easy to combine classes from different platforms.

The theoretical possibility of systemd not being monolithic by way of tightly-knit incestuous dependencies doesn't mean much when the reality is that the deck is stacked against you if you try to replace any of those dependencies.

SVBio is a tightly-knit organization with people from many diverse disciplines and backgrounds, so being an all-around friendly person is a must.

We are a tightly-knit cross-functional team, so communication skills are vital.

I've also noticed the trend with various dialects of Basic producing tightly-knit communities but I wonder if you can credit that to the language itself.

I think it would be interesting for YC to build a few high-rise live-work spaces for smaller YC companies to foster and grow the tightly-knit community.

There's a guy, a television station tech by day, who moonlights as an intinerant drummer at several community theatre venues, well known in our tightly-knit circle, who's not making a fortune but is always welcome to play.