Pattern Oriented Software Architecture: On Patterns & Pattern

This volume in the POSA series explores the concepts underlying patterns. The goal is to bring together the POSA pattern theory in one volume allowing readers to deepen their understanding of what patterns are, what they are not, and how to use them successfully. This book serve as the reference manual for all POSA patterns, because it includes all POSA patterns in Patlet/Alexandrian form of two pages per pattern, woven together in a pattern language. About The Author: Frank Buschmann, Siemens AG, Germany Kevlin Henney, Curbralan, Bristol, UK Douglas C. Schmidt, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Table Of Contents: Foreword by Richard P. Gabriel Foreword by Wayne Cool About the Authors About this Book Guide to the Reader Beyond the Hype Beginnings' A Story of Success - with Some Exceptions Pattern Definitions and their Interpretations Toward a Deeper Understanding of Patterns Part I: Inside Patterns ?A solution to a Problem and More ?A Million Different Implementations ?Notes on Pattern Form Part II: Between Patterns ?Pattern Islands ?Pattern Complements ?Pattern Compounds ?Pattern Sequences ?Pattern Collections Part III Into Pattern Languages ?Elements of Language ?A Network of Patterns and More ?A Billion Different Implementations ?Notes on Pattern Language Form ?On Patterns versus Pattern Languages ?From Patterns to People ?The Past, Presence, and Future of Patterns ?All Good Things Afterword Pattern Concept Summary Referenced Patterns References Index of Patterns Index of Names Index Special Features: ?Developers ?Programmers