Common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective or counterproductive
Also known as antipattern
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An anti-pattern is any common but counterproductive solution to some class of problem. The term, coined in 1995 by Andrew Koenig, was inspired by the book Design Patterns which highlights reliable and effective software development design patterns. Michael Ackroyd described anti-patterns in a paper presented at the 1996 Object World West Conference. The 1998 book AntiPatterns popularized the idea and extended its scope beyond software design to include software architecture and project management. Other authors have extended it further to encompass environmental, organizational, and cultural anti-patterns.