List of Patterns
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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In short, no pattern is an isolated entity. Each pattern can exist in the world, only to the extent that is supported by other patterns: the larger patterns in which it is embedded, the patterns of the same size that surround it, and the smaller patterns which are embedded in it.
Christopher Alexander • A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
amazon.comOr the rigid pattern may be used to bring some order and structure to the leaving pattern (L/R).
Steven Kessler • The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity
Christopher Alexander and the history of design systems
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In my previous post, I described Kevin Lynch’s five-part structure of how people form mental maps and navigate the geographic space of cities. Lynch’s research suggested that people form mental maps with five basic features in order to navigate: boundaries (such as water lines, freeways, and walls); regions (such as neighborhoods); paths; landmarks... See more
Meaning and Pointing
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what’s the programming equivalent?