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<node id="133754" title="Re: Re: Re: Design Patterns Considered Harmful" created="2001-12-21 13:30:53" updated="2005-07-27 18:29:04">
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Voronich</author>
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The virulent nature of memetic virus that is DP still astounds me.&lt;p&gt;The whole "Quality Without A Name" thing is a favorite DP'er pull right from Christopher Alexander, a "real" architect who wrote "A Pattern Language", one of a series of books talking about form, function, and 'objective aesthetics' as it were.&lt;p&gt;If you're into heady abstract reading then I'd highly recommend it.  If you're not, then I'd say avoid it at all costs.&lt;p&gt;- V&lt;p&gt;...ohm...</field>
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