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Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides: Design Patterns

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Software engineering · FORMALIZATION

Reference score115,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

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.

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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.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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