pattern language

method of describing good design practices
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pattern language

Summary

pattern language is a method[1]. It draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (method category, ranking #115 of 415).[2]

Key Facts

  • pattern language is credited with the discovery of Christopher Alexander[3].
  • pattern language's instance of is recorded as method[4].
  • pattern language's subclass of is recorded as collection[5].
  • pattern language's subclass of is recorded as language[6].
  • pattern language's has part is recorded as design pattern[7].
  • pattern language's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018zxr[8].
  • pattern language's described by source is recorded as A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction[9].
  • pattern language's Quora topic ID is recorded as Pattern-Languages[10].
  • pattern language's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 147666452[11].

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Works and Contributions

pattern language is credited with the discovery of Christopher Alexander[3].

Why It Matters

pattern language draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (method category, ranking #115 of 415).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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