Do Design Patterns matter in Data Driven programs?

I have done my research and still cannot find an answer to this question.

There are some links that I think kind of explain it, but still no clear answer.

Also there is a similar question in stackoverflow but the answers are not really fulfilling.

Thoughts?

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Last link kind of explains it, but ...

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