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In an effort to understand the background of that book I googled <br>
<h2 class="subheader" itemprop="author">Len Bass</h2>
<p>and as far as I can tell he has never actually programmed for the
environments of which<br>
he writes. Its important to know the experience of the authors so
as to understand<br>
their perspectives. He has a lot of acclimations but they all
seem to be academic.<br>
-Doug<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/7/2016 11:55 AM, Bob Walkden
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<div>The pipe'n'filter style arises from the batch processing
habits of yore whereas Oberon was written for an interactive
workstation. They each have their uses, and I wouldn't dismiss
either of them out-of-hand, or consider either of them to be the
final grand answer to everything. </div>
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<div>They're not the only options either. Clements, Bass et al.
have written a lot about software architectural styles, their
strengths and weaknesses. Worth being familiar with them.</div>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Danforth of the Greenwood</pre>
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