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An evaluation process for pattern languages

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Eduardo Guerra,

Clovis FernandesAuthors Info & Claims

SugarLoafPLoP '10: Proceedings of the 8th Latin American Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs

Article No.: 18, Pages 1 - 11

https://doi.org/10.1145/2581507.2581525

Published: 23 September 2010 Publication History

Abstract

Pattern languages should capture design knowledge for one domain and be useful for solving genuine problems in that field. The "rule of three" demands that a pattern should have at least three known uses to be considered a pattern. However this is not a strong evaluation to verify if the pattern language fulfills its objectives. This paper proposes a process to evaluate a pattern language, which was used in the analysis of the Pattern Language for Metadata-based Frameworks. As a result, it enables the determination of each pattern confidence level and the assessment of the usefulness of the pattern language as a whole.

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Index Terms

An evaluation process for pattern languages
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language features
        Patterns
  2. Software organization and properties
    1. Software system structures
      1. Distributed systems organizing principles
        Client-server architectures
      2. Software architectures

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SugarLoafPLoP '10: Proceedings of the 8th Latin American Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs

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DOI:10.1145/2581507

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Sepich NTalyat MDidic EDorneich MGilbert S(2023)Video Game Interface Design Patterns to Facilitate Human-Agent TeamingInternational Journal of Human–Computer Interaction10.1080/10447318.2023.226282440:22(7270-7285)Online publication date: 2-Oct-2023
https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2262824
Iñiguez-Jarrín CPanach JLópez O(2020)Improvement of usability in user interfaces for massive data analysis: an empirical studyMultimedia Tools and Applications10.1007/s11042-019-08456-6Online publication date: 13-Jan-2020
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-019-08456-6
Seidel N(2017)Empirical Evaluation Methods for Pattern LanguagesProceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs10.1145/3147704.3147719(1-24)Online publication date: 12-Jul-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3147704.3147719

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