I write programs with Design Patterns, I catalogue new ones from my work, I use them to teach and communicate. "A Pattern Language" is one of my favourite books.

What did I say? Well, I quoted someone else telling a story about their experience:

http://weblog.raganwald.com/2007/12/newly-discovered-design-...

I thought it was a good story because it illustrated two different mind sets when it comes to writing programs and what happens when they come into contact with each other. There's no preachy conclusion, it's a human interest story.

I also talked about a particular cultural approach in this post:

http://weblog.raganwald.com/2007/12/pouring-water-back-into-...

There, I expressed opposition to the idea of a fixed set of standard patterns.

So, now you know what I was saying.