cargo-cult-antipattern

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cargo cult antipattern is the tendency of many (most?) web developers to code by rote/tradition/fashion/trends rather than actually have a rational understanding of the technologies they use and how to analyze tradeoffs therein, sometimes revealed by purely emotional responses to having their tradition/fashion/habits questioned.

See Also

• https://twitter.com/MarciRobin/status/998030243981033472
  • "I bought a car today, and the dealership had me check off — with a pen, on paper — that I’m not a robot." @MarciRobin May 19, 2018
• https://chat.indieweb.org/dev/2026-03-26/1774548609899700
  • "my point is that "because a lot of other people are doing it right now" can drive behavior despite (and in spite of) history of similar things not working." @[schmarty] March 26, 2026
• Wikipedia:Cargo cult programming