>> DrKJam <drkjam <at> gmail.com> writes: >>> netaddr employs a simple variant of the GoF Strategy design pattern (with >> added Python sensibility). >> >> It would be nice if you could avoid employing this kind of acronyms >> without explaining them. Not everybody drinks the design pattern >> kool-aid. > > A pity, since the entire point of Design Patterns is to give us a > vocabulary of terms to use that enable these concepts to be communicated > *without* continually re-defining them. To that extent, then, they fail > their purpose.
I think it's too early to tell. It may be that they have not yet achieved their purpose - just let's wait fifty more years (and I'm only half-joking). Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
