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📅 July 12, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

The Throw It Over The Wall Anti-Pattern

The throw it over the wall anti-pattern is shared across a broad range of disciplines. However, it is particularly damaging to the software development process. We will focus on that discipline as we dig…

📅 July 10, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

Analysis Paralysis – An Over-thinking Anti-Pattern

The “Analysis Paralysis” anti-pattern may be the most well known. It has a few other names. However, a search on this one will return a broad range of results. The detrimental effects of thinking…

📅 July 8, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 July 5, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 July 3, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 July 1, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 June 28, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 June 26, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

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…

📅 June 24, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

Reinventing The Wheel – An Age-Old Anti-Pattern

It is hard to go through life without being warned against reinventing the wheel at some point. This recommendation is a general warning to avoid duplicating effort where possible. Thus, we have an easy…

📅 June 21, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 2 minutes read

The Swiss Army Knife AntiPattern

A swiss army knife is a great tool to carry around with you. However, this anti-pattern tells us that building a one-stop-shop for your design functionality is a wrong approach. Several problems arise when…