Empty Semi Trucks

This smell occurs when an excessive number of requests is required to perform a task. It may be due to inefficient use of available bandwidth, an inefficient interface, or both.

Solution: The Batching performance pattern combines items into messages to make better use of available bandwidth. The Coupling performance pattern, Session Facade design pattern, and Aggregate Entity design pattern provide more efficient interfaces.

Related smells: Roundtripping

Reference

Smith, C. U., & Williams, L. G. (2003). More new software performance antipatterns: Even more ways to shoot yourself in the foot. Computer Measurement Group Conference.