Software developers utilize design methods that enable them to manipulate conceptual structures that correlate to programming language features. However, language evolution weakens the design-implementation interface introducing what we call "design dysphasia"-a partial disability in the use of programming language because of incongruous design methods. Software design patterns are a popular design method that capture elements of reusable design within a specific context. When the programming

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... nguages that are part of pattern context evolve, patterns must adapt to the language change or they may reinforce design dysphasia in the practitioner. We assert that the current "capture/recapture" pattern maintenance model is suboptimal for adapting patterns to language evolution and propose a new "capture/modify/recapture" maintenance cycle as a more effective approach. We then suggest a concrete "modify" phase for current patterns to be adapted to OO++ language trends and present an OO++ Iterator pattern example.