Anti-patterns in software design and development

Overview

While patterns can greatly enhance the quality of a software application, all attempts should be made to avoid anti-patterns. An anti-pattern describes how you can go from a problem to an inappropriate and bad solution. An anti-patterns is also a solution that apparently looks good but in fact are troublesome. In this course we present and discuss the most common anti-patterns in object-oriented development such as "Big ball of mud" and "spaghetti code" and discuss the way they can be refactored.

Course Objectives

The course has the following objectives:-

• Discuss fundamentals of design patterns
• Discuss antipatterns and their potential to damage software applications.
• present the most commomn and damaging antipatterns
• discuss the way antipatterns can be refactored patterns

Audience

This course is suitable for those who are interested in antipattens (anti-patterns) in he design and development of object oriented software applications. It helps trainees extend their knowledge of O-O development paradigm both theoretical and practical reasons by learning to recognise and avoid antipatterns.

Prerequisite

A basic knowledge of the principles of object oriented programming and design patterns is recommended. You can take the following two courses to extend your skills and knowledge of object oriented design.

• Principles of object oriented analysis and design
• Understanding and applying design patterns using UML

• Ability to understand the difference between a pattern and antipattern
• Ability to recognise an antipattern within a design
• Ability to refactor key antipatterns to pattens

• AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis
• Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, 2nd Edition (Patterns & Practices)
• Refactoring to Patterns
• Anti-Patterns in Project Management.
  
• Antipatterns: Identification, Refactoring, and Management

• Principles of Object-Oriented Analysis and design
• GoF Design Patterns

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