This post was authored by Microsoft MVP and Azure Cosmos DB community champion Blaize Stewart. You can reach Blaize (@theonemule) on Twitter. Software developers of all kinds love patterns. They give us reusable ideas that can be applied in many different contexts. We also have antipatterns: bad practices and habits that crop up enough to become patterns but should be avoided. Developing with Azure Cosmos DB is no exception. Over the last few years, I have encountered many different problems in working with folks on Azure Cosmos DB. I am not exactly sure why these have been so common,