Warm Bodies - A Subtraction By Addition Anti-pattern

Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur · Mar 22, 2022 · 16m

The "warm bodies" anti-pattern is sometimes subtle. However, it can be frustrating and sink more than a project. This approach is based on the fallacy that more developers or resources will create better software sooner. Instead, the reality is closer to the idea of getting nine women to give birth to a baby in one month.

Warm Bodies Defined

This anti-pattern is an attempt to work faster or get a project back on track by adding resources. It often is identified by a manager hiring more team members to address complex or time-consuming parts of a project. Unfortunately, architecture is not…