Design Anti-Patterns Gold Plating Gold Plating is the act of making code look good above what is necessary to make it work. The solution is to remember that perfect is the enemy of good.
Methodological Anti-Patterns Golden Hammer Ever had a hammer and everything looked like a nail? You had a Golden Hammer! Let's learn why this isn't a good thing.
Programming Anti-Patterns Boat Anchor A Boat Anchor is code that is kept even though it doesn't do anything. The solution is YAGNI. Delete it!
Design Anti-Patterns Big Ball of Mud A Big Ball of Mud happens when a system has no architecture. The solution is planning, or in bad cases, a firehose.
Methodological Anti-Patterns Cargo Cult Programming Cargo-Cult Programming occurs when devs use code, which makes their system work, but do not understand why. In other words, a Tuesday.
