title: Least favourite design pattern
body: <p>OK, I'm not looking for anti-patterns - I'm looking for things that aren't really patterns, or perhaps patterns that have been abused.</p>
  
  <p>My personal least favourite is the "Helper" pattern.</p>
  
  <p>E.g. I need to create a SQL query, so call SQLQueryHelper. This needs to process some strings, so it in turn calls StringHelper. Etc., etc.</p>
  
  <p>See - this isn't really a design pattern at all...</p>
  
  <p>[edit]
  Don't you people who vote this down think you should add a constructive remark?</p>