Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture
{{Short description|Series of computer programming books}}
{{Prose|date=March 2020}}
Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture is a series of software engineering books describing software design patterns.
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{{Infobox book
| name = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1: A System of Patterns
| image = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture.jpg
| author = Frank Buschmann, Regine Meunier, Hans Rohnert, Peter Sommerlad and Michael Stal
| language = English
| subject = Computer programming
| published = 1996
| isbn = 978-0471958697
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{{Infobox book
| name = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 2: Patterns for Concurrent and Networked Objects
| image = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture.jpg
| author = Douglas C. Schmidt, Michael Stal, Hans Rohnert, Frank Buschmann
| language = English
| subject = Computer programming
| published = 2000
| isbn = 978-0471606956
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{{Infobox book
| name = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 3: Patterns for Resource Management
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| author = Michael Kircher, Prashant Jain
| language = English
| subject = Computer programming
| published = 2004
| isbn = 978-0470845257
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{{Infobox book
| name = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 4: A Pattern Language for Distributed Computing
| image = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture.jpg
| author = Frank Buschmann, Kevlin Henney, Douglas C. Schmidt
| language = English
| subject = Computer programming
| published = 2007
| isbn = 978-0470059029
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{{Infobox book
| name = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 5: On Patterns and Pattern Languages
| image = Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture.jpg
| author = Frank Buschmann, Kevlin Henney, Douglas C. Schmidt
| language = English
| subject = Computer programming
| published = 2007
| isbn = 978-0471486480
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Reception
David E. DeLano of C++ Report praised the first volume, writing, "Overall this text is good and I recommend it as an addition to any collection of books on patterns." He said "some of the language and grammar usage feels awkward to the reader" and some of the book has "stiffness and flow problems".{{cite book |last=DeLano |first=David E. |editor-last=Rising |editor-first=Linda |date=December 1996 |chapter=C++ Report book review of Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture: A System of Patterns |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/patternshandbook0000unse/page/518/ |title=The Patterns Handbook: Techniques, Strategies, and Applications |url=https://archive.org/details/patternshandbook0000unse/ |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |via=Internet Archive |pages=518–521 |isbn=0-521-64818-1 |accessdate=2024-12-22 }} Ian Graham reviewed the first volume in the Journal of Object-Oriented Programming.{{cite journal |last=Graham |first=Ian |date=October 1997 |title=Pattern-oriented software architecture (Book Review) |journal=Journal of Object-Oriented Programming |issn=0896-8438 |volume=10 |issue=6 |pages=75–76 |id={{EBSCOhost|500514125}} }} DBMS columnist David S. Linthicum found the first volume to be "the best book on patterns for application architects", while Bin Yang of JavaWorld thought it had "many interesting architecture and design patterns".{{cite news |last=Linthicum |first=David S. |date=1997-10-01 |title=Patterns demystified. (integrating patterns into software development cycles) (Application Architect) (Technology Tutorial)(Column) |newspaper=DMBS |publisher=M&T Publishing |issn=1041-5173 |volume=10 |number=11 |id={{Factiva|dbms000020011006dta10005t}} }}{{cite magazine |last=Yang |first=Bin |date=2001-05-01 |title=E++: A pattern language for Java Internet applications, Part 1; Weaving the design patterns together |magazine=JavaWorld |id={{Factiva|javw000020010711dx510001c}} }}
ACCU writer Ian Glassborow reviewed the second volume, writing, "This book is one of the more important contributions to the literature on 'patterns' and deserves to become a standard text on its specified area of interest."{{cite news |last=Glassborow |first=Francis |date=October 2000 |title=Review: Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture |url=https://accu.org/bookreviews/2000/glassborow_1219/ |publisher=ACCU |accessdate=2024-12-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222100745/https://accu.org/bookreviews/2000/glassborow_1219/ |archivedate=2024-12-22 }} The Software Engineering Institute author Paul Clemente found the first two volumes to be "the best-known catalog of architectural patterns".{{cite news |last=Clemente |first=Paul |date=July 2005 |title=Comparing the SEI's Views and Beyond Approach for Documenting Software Architecture with ANSI-IEEE 1471-2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA441291/page/4/ |publisher=Software Engineering Institute |via=Internet Archive |accessdate=2024-12-22 }} Regarding the third volume, D. Murali recommended that software engineers should follow the "eager acquisition" pattern.{{cite news |last=Murali |first=D. |date=2005-06-06 |title=Control is the key to the Net |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10A9109FCA24CBB9&f=basic |newspaper=Business Line |id={{Factiva|BSNLNE0020050605e16600021}} |accessdate=2024-12-22 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241222094647/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10A9109FCA24CBB9&f=basic |archivedate=2024-12-22 }}