Java Design Patterns: A Hands-On Experience with Real-World Examples

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28. AntiPatterns: Avoid the Common Mistakes

Vaskaran Sarcar¹ 

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

The discussion of design patterns cannot be completed without antipatterns. This chapter briefly overviews antipatterns. Let’s start.

What Is an Antipattern?

In real-world application development, you may follow approaches that are very attractive at first, but in the long run, they cause problems. For example, you try to do a quick fix to meet a delivery deadline, but if you are not aware of the potential pitfalls, you may pay a big price.

Antipatterns alert you about common mistakes that lead to a bad solution. Knowing them helps you take precautionary measures. ...