We are exploring and developing the seeds of a socio-technical Pattern Language as well as associated tools and methodologies to support their use in software design, and developing software components that can be used to develop applications based on the Pattern Language. A Pattern is the named solution to a recurring problem. A Pattern Language is a lattice of such Patterns that cover a coherent field. The socio-technical domain includes groupware, community websites, team ware, and chat. More generally, the socio-technical domain includes a consideration of how technology and social factors interact.
By: John C. Thomas, Catalina M. Danis, Alison Lee
Published in: RC22644 in 2002
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