# Unordered Side Effects

> Applying side effects in an order that ignores their causal dependencies, producing incorrect outcomes.

Record: `lex:unordered-side-effects`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/causality-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-unordered-side-effects

## category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## referenced-by

- [Causality](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/causality.md)