We present an evaluation of pattern languages as tools for participatory design, based on three criteria, derived from the work of Christopher Alexander: empowering users, generat...
Andy Dearden, Janet Finlay, Liz Allgar, Barbara Mc...
This paper formalizes the notion of a design model structurally conforming to a design pattern by representing the model as a logic program whilst the pattern as a query. The conf...
The paper presents a framework for introducing design patterns that facilitate or improve the techniques used during ontology lifecycle. Some distinctions are drawn between kinds o...
Design pattern density is a metric that measures how much of an object-oriented design can be understood and represented as instances of design patterns. Expert developers have lo...
Design patterns encode proven solutions to recurring design problems. To use a design pattern properly, we need to 1) understand the design problem the pattern resolves, 2) recogn...