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I don't believe the author intended to insult you. It's very likely you do know much of what those books have to offer. It's also possible you think about the t
by Forge36 10y ago
I don't believe the author intended to insult you. It's very likely you do know much of what those books have to offer. It's also possible you think about the topics in those books in a different manner. One of the benefits of a group of programmers reading the same book is the shared language.
- shagie 10y agoThat incidentally is the idea behind Patterns... not this "pick a pattern to solve the problem" - or worse yet, "here's a Pattern, find the problem to solve." The shard language. The GoF wanted that shared language, but people missed the ideal behind it and thought it was a cookbook instead. The GoF draws from A Pattern Language ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195019199/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195019199/ ) and I believe does a better job at communicating what Patterns should be - a common language and broad brush strokes of solving common problems (though almost always require some tweaking to make it fit just right).
- solipsism 10y agoHe said "arrogant" not "insulting".