Lifecycle of a design pattern
Although design patterns are powerful when applied correctly, they can have negative side effects when applied in a situation where they should not be used. When choosing a design pattern to be used, it is important to see if it matches the requirements.
For example, when we need a table to store setup data, we might think of the Singleton pattern, but this only allows us to store a single set of data. If we need multiple sets, we might want to implement the Rules pattern. Both the patterns are documented in this book.
Technology changes
Design patterns can be made obsolete due to technology changes. Some languages have more built-in capabilities than others.
For example, C# has overloading, where the same function has different arguments. This is something that Dynamics NAV does not have. Therefore, we have a design pattern called the Argument table. This would be obsolete if we could overrule a function from the design time, or based on business logic...
