Timeline for How bad are "Shopping for Patterns"-type questions?
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| Jun 16, 2020 at 10:01 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Apr 3, 2017 at 22:10 | comment | added | user251748 | Isn't that what I said? | |
| Apr 3, 2017 at 21:39 | comment | added | user22815 | @nocomprende read the Wiki link: the idea behind it is including code components that serve no real purpose, implying that a programmer is adding them without understanding why they might be added. Often this is because they see it done elsewhere, so they blindly apply the same patterns or code constructs to another project where they might not be appropriate. | |
| Apr 3, 2017 at 19:14 | comment | added | user251748 | I thought that Cargo Cult meant trying to get a result by simulating your understanding of the causes - like how people on Pacific islands created fake runways, etc to try to get planes to drop pallets of cargo. It has nothing to do with "popularity". | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 14:23 | history | edited | user22815 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 21, 2017 at 4:15 | history | answered | user22815 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |