đź“ťCargo-cult programming

Cargo-cult programming is following techniques, patterns, and best-practices without understanding the reasoning behind them. This leads to overindulgence in technique that leads so that it causes more harm than good.

Examples

  • Overusing interfaces. “Programming to interface is good—let’s create an interface for every concrete class.”

  • Factories, singletons. Any design pattern really.

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