I find most pattern texts rather weird, this one is no exception. They start out with a super convoluted OOD, then refactor to something better but still fairl

I find most pattern texts rather weird, this one is no exception. They start out with a super convoluted OOD, then refactor to something better but still fairly ridiculous. Case in point the Type Object Pattern, ridiculous straw man design refactored to something cleaner but still more complicated than necessary. If you find yourself working on a team and some one purposes the starting point you must be dead because you are in one of the inner circles of hell.