We used to call it the "bad idea" but now we have the "anti-pattern" - an idea that looks good on the surface but turns out to be a bad idea when looked at from a broader perspective. Applying this thinking to what would promote or hinder the reuse of software components (and, presumably, learning objects?) the author suggests that "reuse thrives best on the forest floor, not up in the canopy" and asks, "Is the democratization of reuse perhaps an antipattern?"
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