The Pattern Languages of Programs conference has traditionally been about helping pattern authors improve the written expression of their patterns. This year is no exception. Roughly two-thirds of each day will be devoted to writers' workshops. In a writers' workshop, a group of people gather to discuss a pattern while the author listens. The author learns what readers understand or do not understand about a particular pattern, while the whole group deepens their understanding of patterns in general. <http://www.cs.wustl.edu/%7Eschmidt/writersworkshop.html>
This PLoP will also have afternoon and evening activities targeted at pre-authors, non-authors, and just plain pattern users. These activities will be diverse, and many of them will be organized at the conference. We will certainly include these:
- a roundtable with Ralph Johnson. The topic: improving the next version of _Design Patterns_.
- "pattern mining", in which domain experts and pattern experts will sit down to identify and discuss some patterns of a specific domain.
- opportunities to experiment with the use of patterns, including especially how patterns arise through the refactoring required when adding features to code. (So bring your laptop!)
And, perhaps as important, they will include the chance to take long walks with genuinely interesting thinkers. <http://jerry.cs.uiuc.edu/~plop/plop2003/activities.html>
PLoP Main page: <http://jerry.cs.uiuc.edu/~plop/plop2003/>
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