
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 in technical solutions makes it a challenge to keep current and avoid this anti-pattern. Reinvent The Wheel Defined We see this in many ways. However, it always boils down to looking at a problem as a novel challenge, rather than something already solved. The anti-pattern can appear from ignorance through to a false sense of accomplishment by solving any problem. These lead us to be busy solving problems we could move past rather than productive. It is the height... Read more