AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis[1] is a book about anti-patterns: specific repeated practices in software architecture, software design and software project management that initially appear to be beneficial, but ultimately result in bad consequences that outweigh hoped-for advantages. This study covers several recurring problematic software-related patterns, the forces that inspire their repeated adoption, and proven-in-practice remedial actions, called refactored solutions. The authors are William Brown, Raphael Malveau, Skip McCormick, and Tom Mowbray; with Scott Thomas joining in on second and third books. Four of the five authors worked together at Mitre Corporation in the late 1990s.
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| Author | The "Upstart Gang of Four": William Brown, Raphael Malveau, Skip McCormick, Tom Mowbray |
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| Country | United States |
| Subject | Design patterns, software engineering, anti-patterns |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
Publication date | 1998 |
| ISBN | 978-0-471-19713-3 |
Sometimes referred to as an "Upstart Gang-Of-Four" the authors were frequently (and often unfavorably) compared to the original Design Patterns by Gang of Four. This began with a favorable review and 1998 runner-up Jolt Productivity Award given by Software Development magazine.[2][3] The controversy around this book, and the concept of an anti-pattern has been said to stem from a somewhat common misunderstanding that the authors were somehow opposed to design patterns. However the authors explained within the book itself that they are big fans of design patterns; their objective was to build on the concept by providing constructive means for dealing with the frequent "patterns of failure" they had professionally dealt with.
Reviews edit
- J. Moore (1999-02-01). "AntiPatterns". ACM Computing Reviews. Association for Computing Machinery.
- Reviewed in C/C++ Users Journal July 1998 v16 n7 p63(2) by Marc Briand July 1998/AntiPatterns - Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis
References edit
- ^ Brown, William J.; Malveau, Raphael C.; McCormick, Hays W. "Skip"; Mowbray, Thomas J. (1998). Hudson, Theresa (ed.). AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis. John Wiley & Sons, ltd. ISBN 978-0-471-19713-3.
- ^ "Previous Winners: Books". Dr. Dobb's Journal. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Alan Zeichick. "9th Annual Jolt and Productivity Awards". Dr. Dobb's Journal. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
External links edit
- AntiPatterns.com A web site maintained by the authors with several patterns defined and other related articles.
- Anti Patterns Book at WikiWikiWeb