Thoughtworks consulted at the company I used to work at. I always had the impression that they take these kinds of absolutist positions as a way of projecting a

Thoughtworks consulted at the company I used to work at. I always had the impression that they take these kinds of absolutist positions as a way of projecting and convincing clients of their domain authority. To say that it's an anti-pattern I have to disagree. You could just as easily say that Combining front and back end is an anti-pattern. To be honest, as a front end dev, I find it frustrating when trend setters keep trying to squash my role into a broader field. Stop doing that!