{"product_id":"formalization-of-design-patterns-by-holger-kampffmeyer-9783869431048","title":"Formalization of Design Patterns by Means of Ontologies","description":"Diploma Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Computer Science - Software, grade: 1, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: Design patterns have proven to be important building blocks and means of reuse in software design. However, the mere number of available design patterns complicates the decision-making which design pattern to choose and demands tools assisting in this process. We hence propose a knowledge-based formal representation of design patterns, a representation that is accessible by tools. Existing approaches to formalizing design patterns generally cover solely the formal description of the structure of design patterns. However, an important part of a design pattern description is the intent section, because the intent describes what the design pattern does and which design problems a pattern addresses. In this work, we develop a novel approach of formalizing design patterns by their intent. The formal representation is based on OWL, the web ontology language. The developed ontology can serve as support for the decision-making of choosing the right design pattern. We furthermore develop a tool that uses the ontology as a knowledge-base. The tool allows the user to visually describe design problems and gives suggestions of design patterns that solve a given design problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Holger Kampffmeyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3869431040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783869431048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Examicus Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.28d","brand":"Holger Kampffmeyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446438113535,"sku":"9783869431048","price":70.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b96c73f-99d5-4a87-a197-12e484761975.jpg?v=1777224630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/formalization-of-design-patterns-by-holger-kampffmeyer-9783869431048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}