Comment by mindcrime
16 hours ago
And there's nothing "wrong" with the GoF Patterns per-se. The issue was always people applying them blindly without understanding why (or more to the point, "if") they were needed. Once writing code filled with patterns became "the thing you do"... all bets were off. :-(
I remember putting stuff like this on my resume "developed X using visitor pattern" . ppl would ask "what is your favourite design pattern" in interviews. lmao.
Lol the worst pattern
Strangler fig is one of the best, with one of the worst names
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“Big ball of mud” is a good one