[Baypiggies] The (lack of) design patterns in Python

[Shannon -jj Behrens]

On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Tony Cappellini<cappy2112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> We have openings for November and December..
>
> Would anyone here be interested in hearing Joe Gregorio's presentation
> on "The (lack of) design patterns in Python" ?
> I think it would be good for the group to hear, since many didn't get
> to go to Oscon.
>
> If yes, are any of the Google employees in touch with him and would
> you be willing to ask him?

+1

However, I must admit, it'll probably drive me crazy.  I read the gang
of four cover-to-cover.  I think design patterns are language
specific.  For instance, I think that monads are a design pattern that
are really helpful in Haskell.  I get really bent out of shape when
people say, "My language is so powerful, it doesn't need design
patterns!" *sigh*  For instance, using class methods for providing
multiple constructors is something that Alex Martelli taught me, and I
think it qualifies as a design pattern.  (His example was
DateTime.from_gregorian_date(), etc.)

-jj

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