Does a definitive list of design patterns exist? [closed]

Question

Where did the idea of design patterns come from, who decided what is and isn't a pattern and gave them their names? Is there an official organisation that defines them, or do they exist through some community consensus?

Answer 1

I think there's a basic "life cycle of a design pattern"

1. Author writes about design pattern in a book.
2. Book becomes well read, possibly best seller
3. Design pattern enters public conscious, gains mindshare.
4. Design pattern gets used. It works well. design pattern gets more mindshare
5. Design pattern becomes panacea, gets over-used.
6. Different Author writes "Design Pattern Considered Harmful"
7. Design pattern becomes Anti Pattern
8. Different Author becomes famous, writes book full of new design patterns...