• DocumentCode
    68859
  • Title

    Design Patterns: Magic or Myth?

  • Author

    Budgen, David

  • Author_Institution
    Durham Univ., Durham, UK
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    March-April 2013
  • Firstpage
    87
  • Lastpage
    90
  • Abstract
    A mapping study of design pattern literature combined with two follow-on surveys shows only limited empirical evidence that the "Gang of Four" patterns provide a useful way of transferring design knowledge or that their use will lead to better designs.
  • Keywords
    software engineering; design pattern literature; gang of four patterns; magic; mapping study; myth; software engineering; transferring design knowledge; Design methodology; Maintenance engineering; Pattern recognition; Production facilities; Research and development; Software design; research; software design; software design patterns;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MS.2013.26
  • Filename
    6470594
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=68859