"The Gang-of-Four idea is to discover existing patterns of software development. Then program people to implement them habitually"
Citation needed.
GoF's intention was to give people a tool for thinking about architecture and sharing their experiences with others. If people are "programmed to implement them habitually", that's some manager's fantasy and neither in the letter or spirit of Design Patterns.
It's be like seeing a programmer blindly use jQuery without understanding JavaScript, and blaming it on jQuery instead of the programmer. A tool that can be used badly, even one that lends itself to being used badly by a certain population, doesn't automatically mean the tool itself is rotten.
Citation needed.
GoF's intention was to give people a tool for thinking about architecture and sharing their experiences with others. If people are "programmed to implement them habitually", that's some manager's fantasy and neither in the letter or spirit of Design Patterns.
It's be like seeing a programmer blindly use jQuery without understanding JavaScript, and blaming it on jQuery instead of the programmer. A tool that can be used badly, even one that lends itself to being used badly by a certain population, doesn't automatically mean the tool itself is rotten.