AntiPatterns

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Regarding the "Cut-n-paste reuse" AntiPattern: Brenda Baker of Bell Labs has done real work on finding duplicate and near-duplicate code fragments. Her page offers research papers and relevant software. P.S. AntiPatterns is a great book, both useful and fun.

— Igor Markov

This is a truly magnificent book. Highly readable and entertaining, AntiPatterns is the perfect antidote for technology hype. What surprised me was how often I found myself in total agreement with the authors' diagnosis, almost all of which I could identify with from experience.

— Malcolm Sparks