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📅 March 31, 2022

Misdirection Anti-Pattern : Solving The Wrong Problem

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 from the data bigotry anti-pattern, it is often…

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📅 March 29, 2022

Statistical Bigotry – Placing An Incorrect Emphasis

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 common challenge across many areas of problem-solving and…

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📅 March 24, 2022

Stovepipe Enterprise – The Patchwork Anti-Pattern

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 worse, maintenance often requires to be done quickly…

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📅 March 22, 2022

Warm Bodies – A Subtraction By Addition Anti-pattern

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 better software sooner. Instead, the reality is closer…

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📅 March 17, 2022

Vendor Lock-in : A Limiting Anti-Pattern

This episode covers the vendor lock-in anti-pattern. It is another one that we have seen before. However, it is slightly different when you apply it to software architecture. This situation is fascinating as we can fall into it thinking we…

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📅 March 15, 2022

Reinvent The Wheel : An Anti-Pattern of Pride

This next anti-pattern is “reinvent the wheel.” It is not a rare issue in solving problems. However, it is still worth exploring. Knowledge is not enough to avoid it. Otherwise, it would be less common. Likewise, the speed of progress…

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