Sorry - meant to CC this to the group. > > From: Michael Pont > Date: 2004/11/09 Tue PM 01:08:29 GMT > To: Jacek Sokulski > Subject: Re: Re: [patterns-discussion] Alexander's ideas > > > Hi Jacek, > > > I am interested more in the ideas that are at the > > heart of Alexander's writings: the quality without > > a name, differentiating the whole ... > > Most of the work in my research group has used a pattern structure that bears > some resemblance to that seen in Alexander's patterns, and this is probably > the one of the most visible features of the work. > > I like to think that we also absorb something of Alexander's "QWAN". > Specifically, we have tried to identify patterns which support the > development of highly reliable software for embedded systems. Identifying > real patterns which help developers create (for example) cars which are less > likely to crash seems to me to reflect some of the simpler aspects of QWAN. > > However, having had discussions on this topic at various PLoP conferences in > the past, I know that others take a slightly different view ... > > Best wishes, > > Michael. > > > > +======================================+ > > Michael J. Pont, PhD > Embedded Systems Laboratory, > University of Leicester > > http://www.le.ac.uk/eg/embedded > > +======================================+ >
+======================================+ Michael J. Pont, PhD Embedded Systems Laboratory, University of Leicester http://www.le.ac.uk/eg/embedded +======================================+ _______________________________________________ patterns-discussion mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/patterns-discussion
