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Pattern-oriented software architecture, Vol. 5, On patterns and pattern languages

Software patterns have revolutionized the way developers think about how software is designed, built, and documented, and this unique book offers an in-depth look of what patterns are, what they are not, and how to use them successfullyThe only book to attempt to develop a comprehensive language that integrates patterns from key literature, it also serves as a reference manual for all pattern-oriented software architecture (POSA) patternsAddresses the question of what a pattern language is and compares various pattern paradigmsDevelopers and programmers operating in an obje
eBook, English, ©2007
Wiley, Chichester, England, ©2007
1 online resource (xxxix, 450 pages) : illustrations
9780470512579, 9781280856037, 0470512571, 1280856033
185206857
Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture; Table of Contents; Foreword by Richard P. Gabriel; Foreword by Wayne Cool; About the Authors; About this Book; Guide to the Reader; 0 Beyond the Hype; Part I Inside Patterns; 1 A Solution to a Problem and More; 2 A Million Different Implementations; 3 Notes on Pattern Form; Part II Between Patterns; 4 Pattern Islands?; 5 Pattern Complements; 6 Pattern Compounds; 7 Pattern Sequences; 8 Pattern Collections; Part III Into Pattern Languages; 9 Elements of Language; 10 A Network of Patterns and More; 11 A Billion Different Implementations. 12 Notes on Pattern Language Form13 On Patterns versus Pattern Languages; 14 From Patterns To People; 15 The Past, Presence, and Future of Patterns; 16 All Good Things ... ; Pattern Concept Summary; Referenced Patterns; References; Index of Patterns; Index of Names; Index
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