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antipattern

Antipattern (noun) means a design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.

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A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.
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Etymology

From anti- + pattern, coined by Andrew Koenig in 1995.

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"antipattern" (noun) means a design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.

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