Title:   Multiparadigm Patterns of Thought and Design

Authors: Charles D. Knutson
         Timothy A. Budd
         Curtis R. Cook

Contact: Charles D. Knutson
         knutson@research.cs.orst.edu
         962 NW Cypress Ave.
         Corvallis, Oregon 97330
         (541) 752-4052

Abstract:

Since its inception, the field of software design patterns has
emphasized an object-oriented perspective. Yet object-oriented
programming is just one of many programming paradigms. When we expand
our view of programming to become more inclusive of other paradigms,
we are presented with a much wider range of possible design choices.
In this paper, we illustrate this, by showing that even such a simple
process as iteration can be approached from a number of different
perspectives. Alexander sought patterns that succeeded in stating
true invariants, summarizing "a property common to all possible ways
of solving the stated problem." If design patterns are to be
considered truly universal, the pattern community should broaden
to consider other programming paradigms.