Agreed. Also note that school generally doesn't teach it because these patterns don't have any formal basis in theory. It's the complex vocabulary that gives t

Agreed. Also note that school generally doesn't teach it because these patterns don't have any formal basis in theory. It's the complex vocabulary that gives these things more academic weight than they actually have. "Tricks of the trade" doesn't sound as rigorous as "Design Patterns" but really it's the same thing.