I'm trying to figure out the origin of the view handler design pattern in software engineering. Many of the design patterns in software engineering were inspired by things which pre-date computers, and I was wondering if anybody had any insights on the origin of this particular pattern.
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It feels a lot like a rule systems for updating construction or planning drawing dependencies. Or to rephrase, it seems like an automation of the work rules and cross-indexes required to keep a set of architectural plans synchronized as changes are made on each drawing.
Benjamin Franz
2010-04-17 20:56:32
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Look in POSA1 - Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture Volume 1: A System of Patterns (from 1996 i think). There is a chapter about view handler. There are examples of the usage of a such pattern in 1985 (Macintosh Window Manager) and 1993 (Ms Word).
But i am not sure we are talking about the same pattern. Where you heard about this pattern name?
Mihai Vasilache
2010-09-20 20:44:40