Members Only 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.
Members Only 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.
Members Only 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!
Members Only 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.
Members Only 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.
Members Only Management Anti-Pattern Death by Planning Death by Planning is... exactly what it sounds like. So how do we stop it?
Members Only Programming Anti-Patterns God Objects God Objects in software development occur when a single class either knows too much or does too much. The solution? Smite them.
Members Only Management Anti-Pattern Stovepipe Enterprise A stovepipe enterprise is a company whose teams are so separate that their systems are incompatible. The solution? Introduce a benevolent dictator.
Members Only Programming Anti-Patterns Lava Flow Lava Flow happens when code which works is kept in a system despite no one knowing what it does. So how do you get rid of it?
Members Only Methodological Anti-Patterns Reinventing the Square Wheel Ever tried to recreate a working system and failed miserably? So have I! Come learn about reinventing the square wheel and how a paradoxical theologian provided a solution for it.
Members Only Methodological Anti-Patterns Analysis Paralysis Analysis Paralysis occurs when a decision that needs to be made isn't. Left alone, it becomes quite a nightmare.
Members Only Methodological Anti-Patterns Not Invented Here Not Invented Here happens when a team refuses to use anything but their own software. Let's see why this is demonstrably not a good thing.
Members Only Programming Anti-Patterns Spaghetti Code Spaghetti Code is one of the oldest and most widespread anti-patterns, and is, simply, unmaintable code. The solution is equally simple: refactoring.
Members Only Design Anti-Patterns The Inner-Platform Effect The Inner-Platform Effect occurs when a generic system is built that reflects the platform it was build with. The solution is simple: probing.
