On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Pont, Michael J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>
> Dear Pattern people,
>
> Some of you may be aware of my book "Patterns for Time-Triggered Embedded
> Systems".  This book (originally published in 2001) describes a pattern
> language (which is, in my view, reasonably complete) for creating reliable
> embedded systems.
>
> Following an agreement with the publisher (a polite way of saying that the
> book is out of print), you can now download copies - free of charge - from
> the following WWW site:
>
> http://www.tte-systems.com/pttes.php
>
> Over the coming months, my aim is to annotate this book (later thoughts on
> the "core patterns" in this collection, etc).
>

This book has always been one of my favorites!  I like it partly because it
teaches a style of programming that was completely new to me.  It is a
classic Alexandrian top-to-bottom book.  It first asks what you want to
build, then shows you how to connect to I/O devices and moves to code.  I
have always wanted to use it on a real project but have never found one that
was compelling.  I've advised some student projects that used it.  I think
the idea of building a $1 computer is so cool, and it is amazing to see how
much you can do with such a little computer.

Is there a wiki or a mailing list for the book?  Is there a web site that
people use to share designs?

On the one hand, most people interested in patterns are interested in
business computing.  On the other hand, this book shows that patterns are
just as applicable to real-time embedded systems.

-Ralph Johnson
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