Portland Pattern Repository


We're writing about computer programs in a new stylistic form called pattern languages. The form has many internal references which map well to hypertext links. We've added links to published (or soon to be published) documents. Short summaries appear in the...

We've also created a space for exploring the not-quite-yet patterns we all carry around in our heads...

The Hillside Group's Patterns Home Page lists other pattern resources including papers, books, conferences.


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