> That's a misguided but unfortunately common view. Best practice is to refactor to patterns, don't try to divining them from the start. I would add that IIRC

> That's a misguided but unfortunately common view. Best practice is to refactor to patterns, don't try to divining them from the start. I would add that IIRC Martin Fowler himself, a manwho writes whole books dedicated to desing patterns and software design, is also the man behind the "monolithic design first" mantra.