Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

Updated

October 31, 2026

Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

  • Anti-pattern: Excessive .clone() calls to appease the borrow checker. Remedy: Restructure ownership or pass references.
  • Anti-pattern: Unnecessary Arc<Mutex<T>> when local message passing suffices. Remedy: Use channels or scoped threads.
  • Anti-pattern: Overusing Box<dyn Error> in public library crates. Remedy: Expose custom structured error enums.