Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1: A System of Patterns - Hardcover

Buschmann, Frank; Meunier, Regine; Rohnert, Hans; Sommerlad, Peter; Stal, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471958697 ISBN 13: 9780471958697

Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

Pattern - Oriented Software Architecture A System of Patterns Frank Buschmann, Regine Meunier, Hans Rohnert, Peter Sommerlad, Michael Stal of Siemens AG, Germany Pattern-oriented software architecture is a new approach to software development. This book represents the progression and evolution of the pattern approach into a system of patterns capable of describing and documenting large-scale applications. A pattern system provides, on one level, a pool of proven solutions to many recurring design problems., On another it shows how to combine individual patterns into heterogeneous structures and as such it can be used to facilitate a constructive development of software systems. Uniquely, the patterns that are presented in this book span several levels of abstraction, from high-level architectural patterns and medium-level design patterns to low-level idioms. The intention of, and motivation for, this book is to support both novices and experts in software development., Novices will gain from the experience inherent in pattern descriptions and experts will hopefully make use of, add to, extend and modify patterns to tailor them to their own needs. None of the pattern descriptions are cast in stone and, just as they are borne from experience, it is expected that further use will feed in and refine individual patterns and produce an evolving system of patterns. Visit our Web Page http://www wiley., com/compbooks/

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The GoF book concentrates on design-level patterns, whereas out patterns span several levels of abstraction... from high-level architectural patterns through design patterns to low-level idioms' writes Beushcmann and his four co-authors from Siemens of Germany about Pattern-oriented software architecture. An example of an architectural pattern is the mocrokernal which 'separates a minimal r-specific parts'. They (prophetically) illustrate with a fictitious operating system named - Hydra! For design patterns they cite (among others) the master-slave pattern that supports fault-tolerance, parallel computation and computational accuracy. Idioms are 'low-level patterns specific to a programming language'.

Two alternative versions of a string copy function, written in C are compared: one by a devotee of Kernighan & Ritchie's terse style takes three lines and includes masterpieces of compaction such as (*d++=*s++); while the other by a Pascal enthusiast takes eight lines but is more readable. There is plenty of discussion and explanation and two interesting closing chapters. One describes the leading figures in the 'Pattern Community', many of them the authors reviewed here, plus Ward Cunningham and Kent Beck who first translated Alexander's ideas into software. The other asks where patterns are heading, for example a new area is organisational structures to support software development, such as Architect Controls Product which ensures team output is elegant and cohesive, not shapeless and nondescript. Other shadows in the crystal ball are the use of repositories and indexing (this has, inevitably, given birth to a new creature; the pattlet) and the development of specific pattern languages. -- Unix & NT News, January 99

About the Author

Frank Buschmann is a Senior Principal Engineer for systems and software architecture at Siemens Corporate Technology in Munich. He focuses on digitalization strategies and technologies, the design and realization of industrial automation systems and research in software design and engineering technologies. He has served as serves as an editor of the Wiley Series in Software Design Patterns. Regine Meunier is author of Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volume 1, A System of Patterns, published by Wiley. Hans Rohnert is author of Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volume 1, A System of Patterns, published by Wiley. Peter Sommerlad is author of Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volume 1, A System of Patterns, published by Wiley. Michael Stal is author of Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volume 1, A System of Patterns, published by Wiley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471958697
• ISBN 13: 9780471958697
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496