Anti-patterns: A Misused Term
The term “anti-pattern” is a derogatory term used to disparage software design approaches that a given developer or group of developers may not like. The term started its life as a useful way to describe approaches that generally lead to adverse outcomes, and already have a proven solution. While some approaches often do usually lead to adverse outcomes, there are very few problems simple enough where a one size fits all solution is adequate for all scenarios. This article is part of a series on Critical Thinking in Software Development and talks about how people often misuse the term. According to Wikipedia, a software design pattern is: a general, reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in software design […] It is a description or template for how to solve a problem that can be used...
Christian Findlay
Jun 01, 2019
