There’s two types of design patterns, those that show up in books and those that show up in the wild.
3.7 Absolver
The Absolver Pattern is evident in problem ridden code developed by
former employees. So many historical problems have been traced to this
software that current employees can absolve their software of blame by
claiming that the absolver is responsible for any problem
reported. Also known as It’s-not-in-my-code.
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Well, you know, if you disassociate yourself enough from your past self, it can work with your own code as well. How else do you think I get through my day?