Design By Committee - A More is Less Anti-pattern

Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur · Jun 14, 2019 · 25m

There is an old saw about too many cooks spoiling the broth. This statement roughly describes the design by committee anti-pattern. While two heads may be better than one for most problems, there is a diminishing return as we add more "heads" to the mix. At its worst, we end up with a design by committee situation.

Defining the Design By Committee Anti-Pattern

The comments on the definition at the WhatIs.com site provides some excellent food for thought on this anti-pattern. [Click Here to See The Page]

"Design by committee is a term sometimes used to describe a design that is flawed because…