Amelioration patterns

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== How do amelioration patterns fit in? ==
 
== How do amelioration patterns fit in? ==
 
Amelioration patterns complete the circle of pattern types:
 
Amelioration patterns complete the circle of pattern types:
* Design patterns for the building blocks of code, they can be put together to create good code.
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* [[Design patterns]] for the building blocks of code, they can be put together to create good code.
* Antipatterns show us what good code is by letting recognise bad code.
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* [[Antipatterns]] show us what good code is by letting recognise bad code.
 
* Amelioration patterns take us from bad code to good code.  
 
* Amelioration patterns take us from bad code to good code.  
 
* According to [[Ward's wiki]], these patterns do the direct opposite of [[Antipatterns]].
 
* According to [[Ward's wiki]], these patterns do the direct opposite of [[Antipatterns]].

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This strange addition to our pattern language claims to provide the holy grail of patterns. Bad code turns good using amerlioration patterns.

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How do amelioration patterns fit in?

Amelioration patterns complete the circle of pattern types:

  • Design patterns for the building blocks of code, they can be put together to create good code.
  • Antipatterns show us what good code is by letting recognise bad code.
  • Amelioration patterns take us from bad code to good code.
  • According to Ward's wiki, these patterns do the direct opposite of Antipatterns.

Amelioration patterns are a concept that appears to have originated on Ward's wiki.

Amelioration patterns vs Refactoring

Is there a difference between these two concepts?

Known amelioration patterns

A list of know amelioration patterns:

See Also

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