General talk about software patterns

[Holger Mügge <muegge AT iai.uni-bonn.de>]

Hi Mike,

Mike Beedle wrote:
> Any more “positive feedback” out there?

YES. Thanks very much for your posting.

I always appreciate hints towards a more general view on structures than 
just "technical" views from a software engineer's view (or even a Java 
programmer's).

I also have a question and request:

You say pattern usage is at least partly a cognitive process. Typically 
cognitive processes can be error-prone (misinterpretation of structures, 
obfuscation, easy and difficult to recognize structures, ...). In 
particular when it comes to formal stuff like a program.

Does anybody has links or own experience about problems with software 
patterns on this level? E.g. how good are they recognized in code? Under 
what circumstances is an average programmer able to edit pattern-dense 
code correctly, or when does he eventually destroy patterns by chance?

Thanks for

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Holger Muegge

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