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European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming

ECOOP 1993: ECOOP’ 93 — Object-Oriented Programming pp 406–431Cite as

Design Patterns: Abstraction and Reuse of Object-Oriented Design

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We propose design patterns as a new mechanism for expressing object-oriented design experience. Design patterns identify, name, and abstract common themes in object-oriented design. They capture the intent behind a design by identifying objects, their collaborations, and the distribution of responsibilities. Design patterns play many roles in the object-oriented development process: they provide a common vocabulary for design, they reduce system complexity by naming and defining abstractions, they constitute a base of experience for building reusable software, and they act as building blocks from which more complex designs can be built. Design patterns can be considered reusable micro-architectures that contribute to an overall system architecture. We describe how to express and organize design patterns and introduce a catalog of design patterns. We also describe our experience in applying design patterns to the design of object-oriented systems.

Work performed while at UBILAB, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland.

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  1. Taligent, Inc., 10725 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA, 95014-2000, USA

    Erich Gamma

  2. I.B.M. Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598, USA

    Richard Helm & John Vlissides

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1034 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA

    Ralph Johnson

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    Oscar M. Nierstrasz

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Gamma, E., Helm, R., Johnson, R., Vlissides, J. (1993). Design Patterns: Abstraction and Reuse of Object-Oriented Design. In: Nierstrasz, O.M. (eds) ECOOP’ 93 — Object-Oriented Programming. ECOOP 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 707. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-47910-4_21

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