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[Home](../README.md) > [Catalogue](../Antipatterns_catalogue.md) > Silver Bullet
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# Silver Bullet
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## Also Known As
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n/a
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## Summary
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It’s seen with the last way of killing all the problems in an organization.
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## Context
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This anti-pattern is a metaphor, which means a technique or tool capable of solving the problems and improving productivity.
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## Symptoms and Consequences
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- Adoption of something that went good in other(s) organization(s).
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- Unrealistic expectations.
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- It’s seen as a shortcut.
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- Big desolation.
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- Waste of time and money.
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## Causes
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- Big improvement from a competitor.
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- Big expectations from the manager and the team.
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- Fake balance of the problem.
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## Solution
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- Having a healthy skepticism.
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- Try to improve which is already established.
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- Do a trade-off.
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## Notes
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It is like Ultimate Weapon, but this is more famous.
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## Related Anti-patterns
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Ultimate Weapon
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## Sources
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Fred Brooks in essay “No Silver Bullet — Essence and Accident in Software Engineering”
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https://softobiz.com/software-antipatterns/
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https://permacomputing.net/silver_bullet/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet

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