What changed
Catalogued 23 named patterns with intent, applicability, collaborations and trade-offs.
Scientific scope
The record is the four-author Addison-Wesley book released in 1994 with a 1995 copyright imprint. The patterns had predecessors; the record does not claim the authors invented every pattern or that the catalogue is complete or language-independent.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the four-author Addison-Wesley book released in 1994 with a 1995 copyright imprint. The patterns had predecessors; the record does not claim the authors invented every pattern or that the catalogue is complete or language-independent.
Contributors
- Erich Gamma · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Richard Helm · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Ralph E. Johnson · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- John Vlissides · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
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