I think most Clojure devs would definitely agree with Norvig on this one (and on most things -- Norvig does actually know what he is talking about.) Design pat

I think most Clojure devs would definitely agree with Norvig on this one (and on most things -- Norvig does actually know what he is talking about.) Design patterns are indeed common and necessary in some languages that are not as flexible. But few languages are as flexible as a lisp, with all the pros and cons that brings. Focusing on re-usable patterns to force on very different problem domains is counterproductive in a language that gives you much better (and more creative) ways of solving problems.