Past, Present and future in software patterns

Past, Present and future in software patterns

1. For more than a decade, patterns have influenced the way software architects and developers think about creating computing systems.

   • History
     • Since the mid 1990s many software systems, including major parts of the Java and .NET libraries and the development of many middleware platforms
   • Main Charactheristics through the History
     • Stand-alone Patterns and Pattern Collections
       • Many stand-alone patterns were initially created for—and honed by—writers’ workshops at various “Pattern Language of Programming” (PLoP) conferences worldwide. For example, the PLoP and EuroPLoP pattern conferences in the USA and Europe have prospered and expanded to several new venues, including VikingPLoP in the Nordic countries, SugarLoafPLoP in Brazil, and KoalaPLoP in Australia.
     • Pattern Relationships
       • Complements
       • Compounds
       • Sequences
     • Pattern Languages
       • Many pattern languages are elaborations and decompositions of stand-alone patterns and pattern sequences.
     • Domains and Technologies Documented by Patterns
       • Distribute computing
         • Languaje and domain specific idioms
       • Fault tolerance
       • Security
       • Embedded Systems
       • Process and organizational Structure
         • Education