[chrisgannon]

You're not insulting my work at all :) On the contrary the fact that you're discussing it means you think it worthy of discussion.

But please note that programming mostly definitely is made up of patterns - ask any programmer. It's not absurd, nor a generalisation, it's a fact. If you're interested check these links out: http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/a-beginners-guide-to-desig... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_design_pattern