"People coming up now are looking for magic bullets and shortcuts and things they can just follow by rote"
This is the normal progression of learning. As a beginner, following the rules by rote is the goal. So, for the newbie that is first being exposed to design patterns, implementing some of those patterns should be the goal so they can learn where they fit in the toolbelt.
Speaker echoes similar sentiments about design patterns being written by highly experienced developers and should be used to communicate about code etc.
This is the normal progression of learning. As a beginner, following the rules by rote is the goal. So, for the newbie that is first being exposed to design patterns, implementing some of those patterns should be the goal so they can learn where they fit in the toolbelt.