Comments on: SXSW Q&A http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/22/sxsw-qa/ Caught Between Industries Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:39:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elly http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/22/sxsw-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Elly Sat, 09 Apr 2005 07:52:44 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=123#comment-4036 I think programmers shout about design patterns more. Architects are more "Well we use it if we have to, but the idea makes us a little queasy" There's a whole load more parallels too and some of them aren't nearly as obvious. I'm getting round to writing some of them up..... er sometime. I think programmers shout about design patterns more. Architects are more “Well we use it if we have to, but the idea makes us a little queasy”

There’s a whole load more parallels too and some of them aren’t nearly as obvious. I’m getting round to writing some of them up….. er sometime.

]]> By: Rich http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/22/sxsw-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-4035 Rich Sat, 09 Apr 2005 07:26:35 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=123#comment-4035 Regarding software and architecture, I think the links have been manifest ever since Christopher Alexander's ideas about "pattern languages" in architecture became the inspiration for the "design patterns" movement in software engineering. In fact, I'd imagine that he's been somewhat more influential amongst programmers than he has been amongst architects. Regarding software and architecture, I think the links have been manifest ever since Christopher Alexander’s ideas about “pattern languages” in architecture became the inspiration for the “design patterns” movement in software engineering. In fact, I’d imagine that he’s been somewhat more influential amongst programmers than he has been amongst architects.

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