I always found myself interested in learning more about design patterns, thinking they'd help me solve problems smarter/faster. But it never seemed to work out

I always found myself interested in learning more about design patterns, thinking they'd help me solve problems smarter/faster. But it never seemed to work out – I usually just ended up preferring to write things several different ways and then evaluating the implications of each. And if they happened to be one of the "standard" design patterns, who even cares? I really enjoyed this talk from Deconstruct 2017: "Patterns Failed. Why? Should We Care?" I recommend giving it a watch: https://www.deconstructconf.com/2017/brian-marick-patterns-failed-why-should-we-care https://www.deconstructconf.com/2017/brian-marick-patterns-f...