Æliens

AntiPatterns - from the cover

• the AntiPatterns authors have clearly been there

See www.antipatterns.com

Anti-Patterns - from the cover

• shows managers, architects, and developers to learn from the painful mistakes of others (!?)
• AntiPatterns continue the trend started in Design Patterns
• AntiPatterns name common problem situations resulting from poor management and architectural control
• may even provide some clues how to get yourself out of the situations

See Risk Avoidance Patterns

The Statistics

• nearly 1/3 of software projects are cancelled
• 2/3 of all software projects have 200% or more cost ...
• over 80% of all software projects are deemed failures

The Authors

• an all-star team of object-oriented system developers
• among which the authors of Corba Design Patterns

Root Causes for the Software Crisis

• Haste, Apathy, Narrow-mindedness, Sloth, Avarice, Ignorance, Pride

From the Foreword

• ... sometimes the disadvantages of patterns outweigh the advantages

AntiPatterns tell you what to avoid

• the do not cover design, but human behavior

AntiPatterns -- offer ...

an answer?

• What are the two most common software design mistakes?

  Blob, Poltergeist

• What can we do to fix (or refactor) bad software?

  Spaghetti, StovePipe

• Our design project is going around in circles, how can we get it back on track?

  Analysis paralysis, Design by Committee

• How do I know whwn I am being misled by a software vendor?

  Vendor Lock-in, Smoke and Mirrors

• Is the latest standard .. technology breakthrough going to solve my problems?

  Wolf Ticket, Continuous Obsolescence

• Is our project headed for disaster?

  Death by Planning, Mushroom management

• What are the 'gotchas' of software reuse?

  Cut-and-Paste programming, Golden Hammer