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<LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>></LI>
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On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:20:04 -5
Jon A Lambert<jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com> wrote:
> Recently there's been a plethora of books along the design patterns
> line, including one called "Antipatterns".
There's a brief review of this in the current CUJ.
> I was recently browsing this tome, which appears to be about
> patterns that do not lend themselves to good design, when I was
> rudely thrown out of the bookstore before I could memorize the
> author's name.
The CUJ reviewer is fairly positive about the book. Note however that
the patterns in question are not algorithmic but developmental. The
question is how to recognise development processes and states that are
doomed (we've all been there) ahead of time, and then realising the
pattern that fits the character of the failure, avert or minimise
disaster.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01024" HREF="msg01024.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words ofmud development?</A></strong>,
Andrew C.M. McClintock <a href="mailto:andrewm#tiger,hsc.edu">andrewm#tiger,hsc.edu</a>, Sun 14 Jun 1998, 09:32 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01044" HREF="msg01044.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development?</A></strong>,
Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Mon 15 Jun 1998, 07:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01093" HREF="msg01093.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words o</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 17 Jun 1998, 02:22 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01138" HREF="msg01138.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words o</A></strong>,
s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Fri 19 Jun 1998, 15:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01222" HREF="msg01222.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words o</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 26 Jun 1998, 21:30 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01183" HREF="msg01183.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development?</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 23 Jun 1998, 23:55 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01184" HREF="msg01184.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development?</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Wed 24 Jun 1998, 00:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01193" HREF="msg01193.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification - the dirty words of mud development?</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 24 Jun 1998, 18:38 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01050" HREF="msg01050.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Analysis and specification</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Mon 15 Jun 1998, 19:14 GMT
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