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There was a link: http://www.norvig.com/design-patterns/ http://www.norvig.com/design-patterns/ I think you are looking for an exact quote but the link is to s
by gabriel 14y ago
There was a link: http://www.norvig.com/design-patterns/ http://www.norvig.com/design-patterns/
I think you are looking for an exact quote but the link is to slides of a talk :(
I also agree with the sentiment, but you Architecture Astronaut will no doubt disagree.
You really can't just take a design pattern and apply it blindly across languages. I spend far too much of my time on a C# application where I have to deconstruct anti-patterns and make them more amenable to change.
- pohl 14y agoYeah, I've shared that sentiment for a while now, but it was the turn of phrase that pulled me in, and I wanted to know whether to attribute it to Peter or Brendan.
- BrendanEich 14y agoI turned that particular phrase based on Peter Norvig's old Harlequin-era talk. I've also heard people say that "design patterns are feature requests", or "the kindest form of feature request", but bug or feature -- what's the difference? /be