At 8/28/2009 09:16 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >On 28/08/2009, at 6:25 AM, Sam Barnett-Cormack wrote: >> you'd hardly be the first to port the idea to >> another domain. > >Someone's even done it with Architecture (he uses the term to refer to >buildings, not computer systems too -- doubly confusing!)
You are likely refering to "A Pattern Language" by Christopher Alexander and co, 1977. (A lovely book in my opinion!) This is the book that started this usage of the word "pattern". So any confusion is attributable to the Johnny-come-lately software folks :-). -- Graham List: http://www.antlr.org/mailman/listinfo/antlr-interest Unsubscribe: http://www.antlr.org/mailman/options/antlr-interest/your-email-address --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "il-antlr-interest" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/il-antlr-interest?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
