what is a design pattern and a framework

[Shriram]

hi..
could any one explain what a design pattern means ...
also what si COTS,frameworks,etc
shriram

 

[Michael Borgwardt]

hi..
could any one explain what a design pattern means ...

An abstract, reusable and named description of a solution to a common
design problem.

also what si COTS,

Commercial off-the-shelf. Software you buy and customize yourself (or not at all)
as opposed to having ir programmed or customized for you by the maker.

frameworks,

A collection of software components and design conventions on how to use them
which are supposed to save a lot of time when developing applications - usually
frameworks are specialized on a particular kind of application.

etc

You know, there's this really great thing called a "search engine".
http://www.google.com/

 

[IINET]

re:
You know, there's this really great thing called a "search engine".
http://www.google.com/

Don't be such a dick - its a perfectly reasonable question. I use search
engines AND newsgroups, as do many people.

 

[Michael Borgwardt]

You know, there's this really great thing called a "search engine".
http://www.google.com/

Don't be such a dick - its a perfectly reasonable question.

No, it is not, because it's trivial to find the answer yourself, leaving
more time on the NG for answering more difficult questions.

I use search
engines AND newsgroups, as do many people.

That's fine, as long as you use search engines *first* and ask on newsgroups
only if the search engine did not provide an adequate answer.

 

[Andrew Thompson]

IINET wrote: ...

That's fine, as long as you use search engines *first* and ask on newsgroups
only if the search engine did not provide an adequate answer.

Using a seach engine is not as easy as it seems, and most
of us could benefit from search tips that others have discovered.

What is the *exact* search string you used[1]? Why were the
hits not relevant?

[1] ( Complete URL please)