19.1. Flex-driven design patterns

The first thing I’ll point out before we begin our journey into the world of architectures and frameworks is that this is not about one design pattern, architecture, or framework being better or worse than another. Unlike many IT professionals who specialize in enterprise-level development, I learned programming by teaching myself, mostly by reading books like the one that you’re reading right now. I also had the advantage of being mentored by Clifford Hoelz, a respected individual in the IT community. The first lesson that he taught me was this:

If you focus on the business, the tool will present itself.