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Seriously. It seems like there have been more neophytes willing to come out against mature practice like factory methods and other artifacts of polymorphic architecture. Oh well, complaining probably triggers a seratonin release or something for them.


"Hey look, it's possible to misuse design patterns! Don't they suck, amirite guys?"

Online forums are generally filled with programmers who have never written anything large and complex.


Even worse: "Hey look, it's possible to be confused by design patterns! Don't people who use them suck, amirite guys?"

The whole internet is amateur hour. I just got caught in a daydream, pretending like HN was above the noise for a while. Maybe it was.




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