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Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community (Hardcover)

by Richard P. Gabriel (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA (7 Nov 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 019510269X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195102697
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 626,275 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In homes, schools, and businesses, computers play an ever-increasing role. But while most people today can work a computer - albeit with the help of the ever-present computer software manual - they know little about what goes on inside the box and virtually nothing about software design or the world of computer programming. This guide gives the reader an informative inside look at the world of software design and computer programming and the business that surrounds them. Of particular interest is the presentation of the ideas behind patterns and pattern languages as developed by the architect Christopher Alexander and their relation to software technology.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Patterns, writing and poetry., 12 Jan 1999
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This is a copy of a letter I sent to Dick Gabriel:

Just a few words to say thank you for "Patterns of Software". I just finished reading it. I was riveted by the first part, about patterns and OO. Just as I was nearing boredom, I came upon your "Writers Broadside". Excellent! The latter half was heavier going, and it told me one or two things I didn't want to hear. But I kept going anyway. An excellent book.

I think we all have (?) unformed notions in our heads, not yet sufficiently structured to put into words. I do, anyway. When someone else puts such a thought into words, and you read it, the feeling is GREAT! Once expressed in words, you can pursue and refine your own ideas. "Patterns of Software" did this for me a dozen times. I think this may be a record.

I'm reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" at the moment, and awaiting the arrival of "Style: Toward Clarity and Grace". And it's all your fault. I haven't read poetry since school, and even then it was under duress.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wide ranging and thought provoking, 7 Feb 2006
By K. Mantell (Winchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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A fascinating look at a wide ranging set of topics relating to software, both as technology and business. I particularly enjoyed the sections on pattrerns ( including the foreword by Christopher Alexander) and the sections on learning from the experiences with Lucid Inc. Not a book of software answers, but a thought provoking set of essays which I found very interesting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wide ranging and thought provoking, 7 Feb 2006
By K. Mantell (Winchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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A fascinating look at a wide ranging set of topics relating to software, both as technology and business. I particularly enjoyed the sections on pattrerns ( including the foreword by Christopher Alexander) and the sections on learning from the experiences with Lucid Inc. Not a book of software answers, but a thought provoking set of essays which I found very interesting.
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