Wheelbarrow Pattern

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

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  1. A joking label for a clumsy solution that technically moves the load but in an awkward, manual, or low-leverage way. It is not a formal pattern so much as a critical metaphor for inefficiency.

    In plain English: A clunky low-efficiency way of moving work from one place to another.

    Example: "Polling ten endpoints sequentially is a wheelbarrow pattern solution to a batching problem."

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