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📅 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…

📅 June 19, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 2 minutes read

Architecture By Implication – An Easy Anti-Pattern to Fall Into

While experience is an excellent teacher, it is not a silver bullet. Every problem we tackle is a little different. Thus, we should follow best practices even when we think we have done this…

📅 June 17, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 2 minutes read

The Grand Old Duke of York Anti-Pattern

The skills of writing code and abstracting functionality are not the same. This fact is why the Grand old Duke of York is an anti-pattern. Passing around essential tasks like design is not a…

📅 June 14, 2019 Common Anti-Patterns ⏱ 3 minutes read

Design By Committee – A More is Less Anti-pattern

There is an old saw about too many cooks spoiling the broth. This statement roughly describes the design by committee anti-pattern. While two heads may be better than one for most problems, there is…