Practice Software Patterns – Component Patterns
March 10, 2010 Category: Blog 2 Comments »
This post is the 6th in a series that started with the 10 practices that every developer needs to start right now
The first time that someone taught me about Software Design Patterns it went something like this:
- Them: “… and so that is the pattern.”
- Me: “That’s it”
- Them: “Well, yeah.”
- Me: “But that’s how I’ve always done that.”
- Them: “Well, then you’ve always been following that pattern”
I find that is how a lot of people react when they first learn about patterns. “So a pattern is just giving a name to good software development” Well, yes and no. On the one hand – yes, a software pattern is recognizing common software challenges and the approaches that have worked in the past to over come those challenges – and naming it. On the other hand, don’t underestimate the power of giving something a name.