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Author: Rob Broadhead

Rob is a founder of, and frequent contributor to, Develpreneur. This includes the Building Better Developers podcast. He is also a lifetime learner as a developer, designer, and manager of software solutions. Rob is the founder of RB Consulting and has managed to author a book about his family experiences and a few about becoming a better developer. In his free time, he stays busy raising five children (although they have grown into adults). When he has a chance to breathe, he is on the ice playing hockey to relax or working on his ballroom dance skills.

The Cancer Pattern – One Place The C Word is Ok.

April 7, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

The Cancer pattern has a word we do not have a favorable view of. However, this pattern is becoming needed in more and more environments. This pattern is one for conversions and…

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Keep It Simple – A Pattern To Avoid Complexity

April 5, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

We return to pick up a couple of new patterns. In this episode, we look at the keep it simple pattern and how to apply it to architecture. It is a pattern…

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Misdirection Anti-Pattern : Solving The Wrong Problem

March 31, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

We looked at an incorrect focus based on faulty data analysis in our prior episode. This time we explore solving the wrong problem with the misdirection anti-pattern. While this situation can arise…

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Statistical Bigotry – Placing An Incorrect Emphasis

March 29, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

This podcast season is a great excuse to highlight new anti-patterns. We look at a new one we call statistical bigotry in this episode. That is an excellent emotional word and a…

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Stovepipe Enterprise – The Patchwork Anti-Pattern

March 24, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

We have highlighted many areas of quality software development. However, the stovepipe enterprise is a maintenance anti-pattern. This situation occurs when we build a system that has a high maintenance cost. Even…

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Warm Bodies – A Subtraction By Addition Anti-pattern

March 22, 2022 • Architecture Patterns and Anti-Patterns

The “warm bodies” anti-pattern is sometimes subtle. However, it can be frustrating and sink more than a project. This approach is based on the fallacy that more developers or resources will create…

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