11 items:
Fake Security
E.g. you put a strong lock on strong door, but you do not have walls.
Credit: Found on hundreds of social media posts. I was not able to trace the original source.
Unnecessary Complexity
E.g. when you load a huge library or framework to use one tiny feature.
Credit: Found on hundreds of social media posts. I was not able to trace the original source.
"Serbian Syndrome" or "Having the Biggest House in the Village"
E.g. when you are ridiculously ambitious for the resources you have.
Credit: Jacobine van der Bijl (2009, Serbia)
Golden Paths: The Tower of Babel Story
"Everything went fine until every developer could choose which language to speak."
Credit: Wikipedia
Unsustainable Software Development Cycle
E.g. when your code is of low quality, problems accelerate.
Credit: Marijn Dessens, Rob van der Leek, Zeljko Obrenovic. This image, in its current form, was first used and shared with the world in 2015 in our O'Reilly Webcast: Building maintainable software for sustainable business growth: 8 best practices. The figure is inspired by a very similar image that I have seen in the presentation of Marijn Dessens in 2013. In recent years, the image has been frequently reused in presentations of Evelyn van Kelle and Yiannis Kanellopoulos.
Preventive Guidelines: Prevention is Better Than Cure
E.g. define guidelines as early warning signals.
Credit: Rob van der Leek, Zeljko Obrenovic. This image, in its current form, was first used and shared with the world in 2015 in our O'Reilly Webcast: Building maintainable software for sustainable business growth: 8 best practices.
Human vs. Computer Capabilities
While technology progresses quickly, human nature and behavior are still the same.
Credit: Zeljko Obrenovic.
Dead Horse
Credit: Found on hundreds of social media posts. I was not able to trace the original source.
Change Management: Stop It
Consultancy: from analysis to actionable advice.
Argument Clinic
Consultancy is not just saying yes to everything. Respectfully disagree with a client.