It's the concluding paragraph of "Revenge of the Nerds" http://www.paulgraham.com/icad.html http://www.paulgraham.com/icad.html I completely failed to recogni

It's the concluding paragraph of "Revenge of the Nerds" http://www.paulgraham.com/icad.html http://www.paulgraham.com/icad.html I completely failed to recognize its significance when I first read that essay. Thanks for bring it to my attention. "This practice is not only common, but institutionalized. For example, in the OO world you hear a good deal about "patterns". I wonder if these patterns are not sometimes evidence of case (c), the human compiler, at work. When I see patterns in my programs, I consider it a sign of trouble."