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Maybe a little OT but it seems a little surprising that this Man, Martin Fowler just observes nature and creates design patterns out of it. And of course once h
by pm90 8y ago
Maybe a little OT but it seems a little surprising that this Man, Martin Fowler just observes nature and creates design patterns out of it. And of course once he writes an article everyone starts talking about it.
I'm not sure how I feel about it. The quality of his articles are generally pretty good. But it seems a little reckless (or perhaps foolhardy) for just one person to dictate all new design patterns.
- thecatspaw 8y agoA Pattern isnt good just because someone came up with it. Lots of patterns have been discovered/described in the past, and they turned out to be rubbish. This might be one of them, or it might be good, time will tell. He is not dictating anything, he is offering you his advice. You too can describe a pattern you came up with, and submit it here as well
- pm90 8y agoCan we be honest with ourselves and admit that an article with a link to martinfowler.com is much more likely to get to the top of HN and more eyes than a random blog post on design patterns?
- andrewl 8y agoI think your statement is accurate, but I don't think it requires any special honesty or insight. Fowler has written seven books on software development, spent five years as the editor of the design column for IEEE Software magazine, is the editor of an Addison-Wesley Signature Series of books, and is employed by a very famous software development company. His posts ought to be given more attention than random blog posts. That's not to say they're always correct. They're just more likely to be worth reading.
- james_s_tayler 8y agoYes. Because brand. I discovered awhile ago now that the text isn't what sends the message. Who it's coming from sends a lot of the message.
- beager 8y agoI think you’re mischaracterizing the genesis of this design pattern. Fowler didn’t come up with it based on what he saw in nature, but instead saw something in nature that allowed him to illustrate the pattern in an understandable way.
- ajuc 8y agoIt's just naming. The patterns are there anyway.