[000ooo000]

So we call approaches 'anti-patterns' now if they aren't universally suitable?

[EdwardDiego]

The calling things anti-pattern anti-pattern... ...considered harmful. Had to.

[Isamu]

There was the software “pattern” hype back in the 90’s, people began to think of the word “pattern” as meaning “good”. So there was some discussion of what to call a bad pattern, and people decided they liked “anti-pattern”.

So, not the opposite of a pattern, but the opposite of good. There you have it.

[smegsicle]

anti patterns considered harmful