Anti Patterns Catalog
"Catalog" is a technical term in the PatternCommunity: a list of patterns is called a catalog.
This catalog lists AntiPatterns in two ways:
- General alphabetic classification
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Categorical listing of AntiPatterns with the following sections available
- ArchitectureAntiPatterns (see also CategoryArchitectureAntiPattern)
- DevelopmentAntiPatterns (see also CategoryDevelopmentAntiPattern and DevelopmentAntiPatternRoadMap)
- GreyPatterns
- ManagementAntiPatterns (see also CategoryManagementAntiPattern and ManagementAntiPatternRoadMap)
- UserInterface AntiPatterns
- OrganizationalAntiPatterns (see also CategoryOrganizationalAntiPattern)
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General alphabetic classification
- AbstractionInversion
- AccidentalComplexity
- AccidentalInclusion
- AddingEpicycles
- AlcoholFueledDevelopment
- AmbiguousViewpoint
- AnalogyBreakdownAntiPattern
- AnalysisParalysis
- AnAthena
- AppointedTeam
- ArchitectsDontCode
- ArchitectsPlayGolf
- ArchitectureAsRequirements
- ArchitectureByImplication
- AsynchronousUnitTesting
- AutogeneratedStovepipeAntiPattern
- BandAid
- BearTrap
- BigBallOfMud
- BlameStorming
- BlowhardJamboree
- BoatAnchor
- CargoCult
- CarParkSyndrome
- CascadingDialogBoxesAntiPattern
- ContinuousObsolescence
- ConfusionOfObjectives
- ControlFreak
- CopyAndPasteProgramming
- CornCob
- CoverYourAssets
- CreepingFeaturitis
- CrciCards
- CryptoCracy
- DeadEnd
- DeathByPlanning
- DecisionByArithmetic
- DesignByCommittee
- DesignForTheSakeOfDesign.
- DiscordantRewardMechanisms
- DoerAndKnower
- DryWaterhole
- EgalitarianCompensation
- EmailIsDangerous
- EmperorsNewClothes
- EmpireBuilding
- ExceptionFunnel
- FalseEconomy
- FalseSurrogateEndpoint
- FearOfSuccess
- FireDrill
- FloatingPointCurrency
- FloatingPointFractions
- FoolTrap
- FunctionalDecomposition
- FungibleTeams
- FungibleProjectManager
- GeographicallyDistributedDevelopment
- GiveMeEstimatesNow
- GlassWall
- GodClass
- GoldenHammer
- GroundHogDayProject
- HalfDoneIsEnough
- HeirApparent
- HeroCulture
- HiddenRequirements
- IdiotProofProcess.
- IfItIsWorkingDontChange
- IfOk
- InappropriateTechnicalObjective
- InputKludge
- ItsAnOperatorProblem
- JobKeeper
- JumbleAntipattern
- JunkyardCoding
- KillTwoBirdsWithOneStone
- KitchenSinkDesign
- LavaFlow
- LeadingRequest
- MagicContainer
- ManagerControlsProcess
- MushroomManagement
- NationalIsm
- NetNegativeProducingProgrammer
- NotInventedHere
- NotTheAppropriateProtocol
- NullFlag
- OverGeneralizationOfBusinessLogic
- OverUseOfPatterns
- PathOfLeastResistance
- ParsingHtmlWithRegex
- PassingNullsToConstructors
- PlugCompatibleInterchangeableEngineers
- PoliticsOrientedArchitecture
- PolterGeists
- ReinventingTheWheel
- ReinventTheWheel
- RollYourOwnDatabase
- RequirementsTossedOverTheWall
- RubeGoldbergMachine
- ScapeGoat
- SeagullManagement
- SecretSociety
- SellingaProductYouCantRealize
- ShootTheMessenger
- SingleFunctionExitPoint
- SmokeAndMirrors
- SoftwareMerger
- SpaghettiCode
- SpecifyNothing
- StandingOnTheShouldersOfMidgets
- StovepipeAntiPattern
- StringWithoutLength
- SumoMarriage
- SweepItUnderTheRugAntiPattern
- SwissArmyKnife
- ThatsNotReallyAnIssue
- TheBlob
- TheCustomersAreIdiots
- TheGrandOldDukeOfYork
- TheProcessIsTheDeliverable
- TheyUnderstoodMe
- ThrownOverTheWall
- TowerOfVoodoo
- TrainTheTrainer
- UntestedButFinished
- VendorLockIn
- ViewgraphEngineering
- VietnamWarAntiPattern
- VoodooChickenCoding
- WalkingThroughaMineField
- WarmBodies
- WeAreIdiots
- WolfTicket
- YetAnotherMeetingWillSolveIt
- YetAnotherThreadWillSolveIt
- YetAnotherProgrammer
- ZeroMeansNull
Categorical Listing
AntiPatterns can appear in more than one category.
ArchitectureAntiPattern (see also CategoryArchitectureAntiPattern)
- AnalogyBreakdownAntiPattern
- ArchitectureAsRequirements
- ArchitectureByImplication
- AutogeneratedStovepipeAntiPattern
- CoverYourAssets
- DesignByCommittee
- DoerAndKnower
- JumbleAntipattern
- KillTwoBirdsWithOneStone
- NotTheAppropriateProtocol
- PoliticsOrientedArchitecture
- RequirementsAsArchitecture
- RollYourOwnDatabase
- StandingOnTheShouldersOfMidgets
- StovepipeAntiPattern
- StovepipeSystem
- SumoMarriage
- SwissArmyKnife
DevelopmentAntiPattern (see also DevelopmentAntiPatternRoadMap and CategoryDevelopmentAntiPattern)
- AccidentalComplexity
- AccidentalInclusion
- AddingEpicycles
- AlcoholFueledDevelopment
- AmbiguousViewpoint
- AsynchronousUnitTesting
- BearTrap
- BigBallOfMud
- BoatAnchor
- CascadingDialogBoxesAntiPattern
- ContinuousObsolescence
- ControlFreak
- CrciCards
- CreepingFeaturitis
- CopyAndPasteProgramming
- DbClass
- DeadEnd
- DesignForTheSakeOfDesign
- ExceptionFunnel
- FloatingPointCurrency
- FloatingPointFractions
- FoolTrap
- FunctionalDecomposition
- GodClass
- GoldenHammer
- GrenadeMessage
- HiddenRequirements
- IfItIsWorkingDontChange
- ItsAnOperatorProblem
- ImplementationInheritance
- InputKludge
- JobKeeper
- JunkyardCoding
- KitchenSinkDesign
- LavaFlow
- MagicContainer
- NotInventedHere
- NullFlag
- OverGeneralizationOfBusinessLogic
- OverUseOfPatterns
- ParsingHtmlWithRegex
- PassingNullsToConstructors
- PathOfLeastResistance
- PhatWareAntiPattern
- PolterGeists
- RequirementsTossedOverTheWall
- RubeGoldbergMachine
- SecretSociety
- SpaghettiCode
- SpecifyNothing
- SingleFunctionExitPoint
- StringWithoutLength
- SweepItUnderTheRugAntiPattern
- ThatsNotReallyAnIssue
- TheBlob
- TheGrandOldDukeOfYork
- TowerOfVoodoo
- VendorLockIn
- VoodooChickenCoding
- WalkingThroughaMineField
- WolfTicket
- ZeroMeansNull
ManagementAntiPattern (see also ManagementAntiPatternRoadMap and CategoryManagementAntiPattern)
- AnalysisParalysis
- AnAthena
- AppointedTeam
- ArchitectsDontCode
- BandAid
- BlameStorming
- BlowhardJamboree
- CarbonCopyHisManager
- CarParkSyndrome
- ConfusionOfObjectives
- CornCob
- DeathByPlanning
- DecisionByArithmetic
- DiscordantRewardMechanisms
- DryWaterhole
- EgalitarianCompensation
- EmailIsDangerous
- EmperorsNewClothes
- EmpireBuilding
- FalseSurrogateEndpoint
- FireDrill
- FungibleTeams
- FungibleProjectManager
- GiveMeEstimatesNow
- GlassWall
- HalfDoneIsEnough
- HeirApparent
- HeroCulture
- HiddenRequirements
- IfItIsWorkingDontChange
- IdiotProofProcess
- InappropriateTechnicalObjective
- ItsNotRocketScience
- LeadingRequest
- ManagerControlsProcess
- MushroomManagement
- NetNegativeProducingProgrammer
- PlugCompatibleInterchangeableEngineers
- ScapeGoat
- SeagullManagement
- SellingaProductYouCantRealize
- ShootTheMessenger
- SmokeAndMirrors
- SpecifyNothing
- StandingOnTheShouldersOfMidgets
- TheCustomersAreIdiots
- TheProcessIsTheDeliverable
- TheyUnderstoodMe
- ThrownOverTheWall
- TrainTheTrainer
- ViewgraphEngineering
- VietnamWarAntiPattern
- WarmBodies
- WeAreIdiots
- YetAnotherMeetingWillSolveIt
- YetAnotherThreadWillSolveIt
- YetAnotherProgrammer
OrganizationalAntiPatterns (see also CategoryOrganizationalAntiPattern)
- ArchitectsDontCode
- ArchitectsPlayGolf
- CargoCult
- CryptoCracy
- FalseEconomy
- FearOfSuccess
- GeographicallyDistributedDevelopment
- SoftwareMerger
- UntestedButFinished
See also: