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📅 July 8, 2019

Mushroom Management – A Miscommunication Epidemic Anti-Pattern

The mushroom management anti-pattern is one that appears everywhere. While it can be simplified to keeping employees in the dark, there is more to it. The side effects of this anti-pattern can cause long-lasting problems and even prevent a company…

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📅 July 5, 2019

The Feature Creep Anti-Pattern

Feature creep is one of the most prevalent anti-patterns in my experience. I personally find it a recurring challenge to avoid. The issue is that we can always find features that are nice to have with our solution. That makes…

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📅 July 3, 2019

The Magic Strings Anti-Pattern

The magic strings anti-pattern implies a much more entertaining experience than it is. This coding style is not rare. Thus, it is likely you have encountered it or even fallen into this trap. As always, proven design principles and best…

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📅 July 1, 2019

The Death March AntiPattern

The death march anti-pattern is one of the most painful to endure. There is even a tendency to envy those involved in actual ones. This situation crushes morale and feels like it will never end. Defining the Death March Anti-Pattern…

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📅 June 28, 2019

Cover Your Assets – The CYA Anti-Pattern

In this episode, we cover another anti-pattern that everyone has experienced. However, the CYA approach is not often seen as something to avoid. There are downsides to the cover your assets approach that need to be seen for what they…

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📅 June 26, 2019

Intellectual Violence – A Short-Sighted Anti-Pattern

This anti-pattern implies a heavier hand than is common. While the intellectual violence anti-pattern sounds shocking and over-the-top, it is common and often subtle. We have many ways of shutting down discussion or “protecting our turf” that are easy to…

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