> I feel uneasy about design patterns.
> On the one hand, my university class on design patterns revived my interest in programming.
> On the other hand, I find most patterns in the [[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85009.Design_Patterns | Gang of Four]] book to be irrelevant to my daily work;
> they solve problems that a choice of programming language or paradigm creates.
> 
> My litmus test of a good design pattern is its cross-disciplinary applicability.
> I’m more likely to accept an idea that pops up in fields beyond software engineering.
> And the most convincing patterns are the ones that help me in everyday life.
> 
> This article describes a universal pattern that billions of people rely on daily, but software engineers rarely discuss—the plan-execute pattern.