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by tonyedgecombe 503 days ago
> No it’s from a book called design patterns

I think you will find most Java programmers were using these patterns before they came across the book. The language naturally leads you in that direction. The book just put a name on them.

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The book was published in 1994 with examples in C++ and Smalltalk.

Java was released in 1995.

Yes oop was and still is religiously followed by many. But during that time it was new and thought of as revolutionary.
My mistake, I misremembered it.
September 17, 1987 "Using Pattern Languages for Object-Oriented Programs"

https://c2.com/doc/oopsla87.html