"
Accumulate and fire" is a
programming style in which the program sets a number of
global variables[?] or
objects, then invokes
subprograms or methods which operate on the globally set values.
This is considered problematic because:
- programmers can forget to set a value before invoking
- the state can change in a moment between setting and invoking, particularly when programming with threading.
This is considered an anti-pattern.