General talk about software patterns

["Hanmer, Robert S \(Robert\)" <hanmer AT alcatel-lucent.com>]

Hello!

As you know this year's PLoP preceeds and is co-located with this year's
OOPSLA in Nashville.
And this year's Pre-PLoP Bootcamp starts the whole event.

Linda Rising and I will again be leading a Bootcamp for PLoP and Pattern
newcomers, on Friday October 17. 

The session will provide an introduction to patterns - a training,
mentoring, experiencing activity, where participants will be immersed in
patterns and emerge with an enlarged perspective, their first pattern,
and an ability to get more out of all PLoP conferences.

Writing your own first pattern is extremely important, since there is no
better way to learn what patterns are all about!

The presentation format consists of a variety of lecture, discussion,
group pattern writing, game playing, and writers' workshop - not
necessarily in that order.

The only requirements are an open mind, ready to absorb the patterns
experience, and an idea for a pattern you will craft at this pre-PLoP
session.


Who Should Attend

The ideal attendee would have an interest in patterns, have an idea for
a pattern that they want to write. The tutorial will benefit anyone
participating in the PLoP conference.

Goals

    * Become part of the patterns community.
    * Understand how good patterns are structured.
    * See a variety of pattern formats and understand the trade-offs
between the alternatives.
    * Become comfortable with patterns reading and writing and, if you
should decide to attend PLoP, have a better understanding of what goes
on at the conference.


Registration is limited.  And we might cancel if not enough people sign
up, so register early.  Registration for the bootcamp is through the
Hillside.net website and NOT through OOPSLA or this year's PLoP.  The
registration page is at:
http://hillside.net/plop/2008/registrationform.html


Please email for more information.  The bootcamp website is:
http://www.hillside.net/plop/2008/index.php?nav=bootCamp

Bob