A design patterns, as with any other topic in software engineering, cannot be good or bad in and of itself, but rather in how it's implemented. In some cases, there is actually no need for a design pattern, and a simpler solution would do. Trying to force a pattern where it doesn't fit is a case of over-engineering, and that's clearly bad, but it doesn't mean that there is a problem with the design patterns, and most likely in these scenarios, the problem is not even related to patterns at all. Some people try to over-engineer everything because they don't understand what flexible and adaptable software really means. As we mentioned before in this book, making good software is not about anticipating ...
The influence of patterns over the design
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