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Authors:
Viggo Holmstedt
Shegaw A. Mengiste
Keywords: design patterns; Training; object oriented system;social worlds practitioners; managers.
Abstract:
This paper addresses the implications of design patterns knowledge in the social worlds of practitioners and managers from the context of Norwegian software companies. Although there are diverse perspectives on the role and importance of design patterns for object-oriented systems, many academic institutions believe in their relevance, particularly in improving software quality through reusable design. However, when invoking the topic of the relevance of Design Patterns (DP) in a software development process,the engagement varies from no interest to enthusiasm. It was this diverse perspective on the relevance of design patterns that drive us to explore this topic. The paper analyzed practitioners and managers perspectives and our findings revealed a convincing evidence for practitioners’ confidence in pattern knowledge and its positive influence on their coding abilities. Our findings are relevant to software design and production, as it addresses methodological issues in software development.
Pages: 51 to 58
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017
Publication date: April 23, 2017
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2519-8394
ISBN: 978-1-61208-553-1
Location: Venice, Italy
Dates: from April 23, 2017 to April 27, 2017