Pattern Languages of Program Design

by James O. Coplien, Douglas C. Schmidt

The first conference on Pattern Languages of Program Design (PLoP)was a watershed event that gave a public voice to the software designpattern movement. Seventy software professionals from around theworld worked together to capture and refine software experience thatexemplifies the elusive quality called "good design." This volume isthe result of that work--a broad compendium of this new genre ofsoftware literature. Patterns are a literary form that take inspiration from literateprogramming, from a design movement of the same name in contemporaryarchitecture, and from the practices common to the ageless literatureof any culture. The goal of pattern literature is to help programmersresolve the common difficult problems encountered in design andprogramming. Spanning disciplines as broad as client/serverprogramming, distributed processing, organizational design, softwarereuse, and human interface design, this volume encodes designexpertise that too often remains locked in the minds of expertarchitects.By capturing these expert practices as problem-solutionpairs supported with a discussion of the forces that shape alternativesolution choices, and rationales that clarify the architects' intents,these patterns convey the essence of great software designs. 0201607344B04062001

Genres: Software, Programming, Computer Science, Design

576 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 1995

Reviews

[Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A re-read for me; some of the original materials that started the ACM PloP and EuroPlop. There are a number of these volumes at the HKU library, even though most more recent titles, for better or worse, are on digital services- the danger of course here, is people may know what you are reading, and when.

[Benoit Blanchon · Rating 2 out of 5]

So much paper, so little knowledge! I forced myself to read the whole book and could barely find anything practical. Among the 31 chapters, I think only the three written by Robert Martin, James Coplien, and Douglas Schmidt are worth reading.

[TK Keanini · Rating 3 out of 5]

I listed this book under general design because there are patterns here at the level of metaphor which can be applied to many complex and dynamic systems.

I'm not sure but I think this might have been the book that started it all. It certainly captures the first pattern language conference.

If you like keeping a toolbox of useful patterns, there are a few in this one to add to your collection.

[Christophe Addinquy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ma note de lecture complète en français ici