In of this three-part series introducing design patterns, I referred to Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Design. This classic was written by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph ...

Whenever an activity occurs in repetition, such as programming, patterns emerge and can be documented. The benefits of documenting and using software design patterns are well established, as are some ...

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The story goes that Frank Lloyd Wright's mother placed a mobile in his crib when he was just an infant. Hanging from a wire that traversed the crib were three basic figures of geometry -- wooden ...

This paper analyses a leading-edge Set-top Box (STB) design for architecture reference patterns. Specifically, the following contributions are made: (i) identifying and documenting (in UML) STB ...

SystemVerilog supports templates for generic code writing using parameterized classes. Here we’re going to describe some of the design patterns in the code that make up the UVM base class library.

Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic New York magazine writer Dickson debuts with a smart and funny exploration of what it means to be a “bad mom.” In a ...