AW: slide: useful function?

[Andrew J Bromage]

G'day all.

Just to clarify...

On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 12:42:21PM -0500, David Bergman wrote:

> But, design patterns are clearly overestimated as a tool for (indirect)
> code production, you are right in that.

Absolutely agreed.  Design patterns are little more than:

	- A common language for engineers to talk to each other.
	- Good documentation.
	- A useful way to get engineering experience across to
	  a mentoree.

Yes, patterns are over-hyped.  Nevertheless, there's a baby somewhere
in all that bathwater.

Cheers,
Andrew Bromage