William Brown 1998

This is a useful text that describes a range of Antipatterns. The authors claim to cut out the hype from the material they cover.

Details

Title: AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis.

Author: Brown, William J., Malveau, Raphael C., McCormick III, Hays W. "Skip", Mowbray, Thomas J.

Year: 1998

Publisher: Wiley Computer Publishing

Link: On Amazon

Copies: In the PSL.

Content Covered

Antipatterns of management, architectural and development varieties.

Also in the introductory chapters, a distinction is drawn between vertical and horizontal concepts in application design. Vertical aspects are those that correspond to domain specific concepts. Horizontal aspects are those that can apply to multiple domains.

See also

• Antipatterns
• Separation of concerns
• Establishing priorities