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Re:Ask HN: What are the books you wish your colleagues had r... by exogen on Sunday February 11, 2018 @05:19AM (#16352073)
I always found myself interested in learning more about design patterns, thinking they'd help me solve problems smarter/faster. But it never seemed to work out – I usually just ended up preferring to write things several different ways and then evaluating the implications of each. And if they happened to be one of the "standard" design patterns, who even cares?

I really enjoyed this talk from Deconstruct 2017: "Patterns Failed. Why? Should We Care?" I recommend giving it a watch: https://www.deconstructconf.com/2017/brian-marick-patterns-f...

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Re:Ask HN: What are the books you wish your colleagues had r... by mistahchris on Sunday February 11, 2018 @02:14PM (#16354218)
I really enjoyed that talk. Thanks for sharing. I usually cringe at design patterns, but hearing the intention behind the idea of design patterns resonated with me. Especially his final point about balancing abstraction.
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