# Ad-Hoc Pattern Mixing

> Combining unrelated design patterns arbitrarily with no coherent rationale, producing an inconsistent structure.

Record: `lex:ad-hoc-pattern-mixing`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-ad-hoc-pattern-mixing

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Pattern Consistency](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/pattern-consistency.md)