>> discussing what OO pattern should be used If there are teams sitting around discussing patterns then they aren't focused on what they should be in the first

>> discussing what OO pattern should be used If there are teams sitting around discussing patterns then they aren't focused on what they should be in the first place. They should be focusing incessantly on implementing the requirements to meet the needs of the business and ultimately the customers. 5 decades of code was written and a lot of it still in production before the GoF (Gang of Four) got together to write down their musings. Most of the patterns I've studied are so abstract as to be completely useless in applying to the art of implementing the requirements to meet the needs of the business and ultimately the customers.