Careerist Corn Cob

AntiPattern Name: CareeristCornCob

Type: Development

Problem: You need to choose a technology for your development

Context: You need to develop some new system or piece of software that could easily be developed using established technologies

Forces:

• You are keen to keep yourself marketable by have new technologies on your CV/resumee
• You find learning new technologies interesting and stimulating
• You are better at coping with new technologies than your peers, so you shine in this situation

Supposed Solution: Use an exciting new technology.

Refactored Solution:

• Find some other project for you to work on that does need new technology
• Find work in a more technologically adventurous company

Examples:

• Using a RelationalDatabase when an ObjectOrientedDatabase would be just fine (or vice versa).

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An example of CornCob described in AntiPatternsBook. Formulated into the template by StephenHutchinson

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This AntiPattern is described from the perspective of the Careerist. It could also be described from the perspective of, say, the project manager. --- CategoryAntiPattern