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		jsjenkins168 on July 6, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coding Horror: Rethinking Design Patterns I think you'd really have to botch things if you ended up with code that was MORE boilerplate after utilizing design patterns. By their very nature they are intended to promote highly cohesive and lowly coupled code..

chwolfe on July 6, 2007 [–]

The real issue hackers have with members of the Design Patterns cult (other than the ridiculous jargon) is the notion that complex, generalized patterns are ALWAYS better than simple, specific solutions to a problem.

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