I spent so long at university writing out GoF style stuff (I want to say crap) like the visitor pattern in java. Now I write ruby. Those are hours and days I wi

I spent so long at university writing out GoF style stuff (I want to say crap) like the visitor pattern in java. Now I write ruby. Those are hours and days I will never get back. I remember thinking at the time, "Why am I doing this? Surely this is what computers are for?" I guess it's all education in the end. At least now I appreciate the value of the tools I have.