You may have a very valid point: As communicating involves design patterns rather heavily in that scene, the trend in larger groups to fall in that trap is understandable.

>I think much of it comes back to design patterns, which gained favor from the Java community before other technologies. Just because design patterns are there doesn't mean you should always use them for everything. The two VFP apps I inherited used design patterns that way.
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>>No doubt, but java users (especially in large working groups) seem more prone to fall into this trap.