# Cargo-Cult Pattern Use

> Applying a design pattern by imitation without understanding the problem it solves, adding structure that fits nothing.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [First-Principles Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/first-principles-design.md)