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SUMMARY:Patterns as Signs - James Noble
DTSTART:20070118T141500Z
DTEND:20070118T150000Z
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CONTACT:Gareth Williams
DESCRIPTION:Object-oriented design patterns have been one of the most impo
 rtant and successful ideas in software design over the last ten years\, an
 d have been well adopted both in industry and academia.  A number of open 
 research problems remain regarding patterns\, however\, including the diff
 erences between patterns\, variant forms of common patterns\, the naming o
 f patterns\, the organisation of collections of patterns\, the relationshi
 ps between patterns\, and the relationship between objects\, designs\, and
  patterns\, and the phenomena in the real world they seek to model.  We pr
 ovide a semiotic account of design patterns\, treating a pattern as a sign
  comprised of the programmers' intent and its realisation in the program. 
  Considering patterns as signs can address many of these common questions 
 regarding design patterns and object-orientation\, to assist both programm
 ers using patterns and authors writing them.
LOCATION:Rainbow Room\, Computer Laboratory
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