General talk about software patterns

[Michael Pont <michael.pont AT tesco.net>]

Sorry - meant to CC this to the group.

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> From: Michael Pont 
> Date: 2004/11/09 Tue PM 01:08:29 GMT
> To: Jacek Sokulski 
> Subject: Re: Re: [patterns-discussion] Alexander's ideas
> 
> 
> Hi Jacek,
> 
> > I am interested more in the ideas that are at the 
> > heart of Alexander's writings: the quality without
> > a name, differentiating the whole ...
> 
> Most of the work in my research group has used a pattern structure that 
> bears some resemblance to that seen in Alexander's patterns, and this is 
> probably the one of the most visible features of the work.
> 
> I like to think that we also absorb something of Alexander's "QWAN".  
> Specifically, we have tried to identify patterns which support the 
> development of highly reliable software for embedded systems.  Identifying 
> real patterns which help developers create (for example) cars which are 
> less likely to crash seems to me to reflect some of the simpler aspects of 
> QWAN.  
> 
> However, having had discussions on this topic at various PLoP conferences 
> in the past, I know that others take a slightly different view ...
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Michael.
> 
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>  Michael J. Pont, PhD
>  Embedded Systems Laboratory,
>  University of Leicester
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>  http://www.le.ac.uk/eg/embedded
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 Michael J. Pont, PhD
 Embedded Systems Laboratory,
 University of Leicester

 http://www.le.ac.uk/eg/embedded

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