Pattern Languages of Programs

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Pattern Languages of Programs
AbbreviationPLoP
Discipline software design patterns
Publication details
Publisher ACM
History1994–present
Frequencyannual
Website www.hillside.net/plop
Sponsored by The Hillside Group
Website www.hillside.net

Pattern Languages of Programs is the name of a group of annual conferences sponsored by The Hillside Group. The purpose of these conferences is to develop and refine the art of software design patterns. Most of the effort focuses on developing a textual presentation of a pattern such that it becomes easy to understand and apply. This is typically done in a writers' workshop setting.

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The flagship conference

The flagship conference is called the Pattern Languages of Programs conference, abbreviated as PLoP. PLoP has been held in the U.S.A. since 1994. [1] Until 2004 it was held annually at Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois, a property of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Since then, its location has alternated between Allerton park and being co-located with OOPSLA, a large computer science conference, with the Agile Conference in 2009, and with PUARL in 2018. The 27th PLoP will be held in Keystone, Colorado.

Notable people who chaired the conference in the past include Ward Cunningham, Richard Gabriel, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides and Kent Beck.

PLoP (and several other Pattern Languages of Programs conferences) are sponsored by The Hillside Group, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that holds the PLoP trademark and the rights to the conference.

Locations and Organizers

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
2020 Keystone, Colorado, United States Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
2019 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaMichael Weiss
2018 Portland, Oregon, United StatesKyle Brown
2017 Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaTakashi Iba
2016 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesJason Yip
2015 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesFilipe Figueiredo Correia
2014 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesRichard Gabriel
2013 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesChristian Köppe
2012 Tucson, Arizona, United StatesEduardo Guerra
2011 Portland, Oregon, United StatesLise Hvatum
2010 Reno/Tahoe, Nevada, United StatesChristian Kohls
2009 Chicago, Illinois, United StatesJoseph Yoder Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
2008 Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesJoseph YoderAdemar Aguiar
2007 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesAdemar AguiarJoseph Yoder
2006 Portland, Oregon, United StatesJoseph Yoder Ralph Johnson
2005 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesPaul AdamczykBob Hanmer
2004 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesDanny DigMary Lynn Manns
2003 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesMark SchwenkBrian Marick
2002 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesWeerasak Witthawaskul Kyle Brown
2001 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesFederico BalaguerDwight Deugo
2000 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesAlejandra GarridoEugene Wallingford
1999 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesDragos ManolescuBobby Woolf
1998 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesJoseph YoderSteve Berczuk
1997 Monticello, Illinois, United StatesDon RobertsBob Hanmer
1996 Monticello, Illinois, United States Brian Foote Douglas C. Schmidt
1995 Monticello, Illinois, United States Richard Gabriel Kent Beck
1994 Monticello, Illinois, United States Ralph Johnson Ward Cunningham

Other PLoP conferences

AsianPLoP

AsianPLoP is the PLoP event for the Asian community, commonly featuring patterns in both English and Japanese language.

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
AsianPLoP 2015 Tokyo, Japan
AsianPLoP 2014 Tokyo, JapanHironori WashizakiYasunobu Kawaguchi, Takashi Iba
AsianPLoP 2011 Tokyo, JapanMasanari Motohashi
AsianPLoP 2010 Tokyo, JapanEiichi HanyudaHironori Washizaki, Nobukazu Yoshioka

ChiliPLoP

ChiliPLoP is an annual conference featuring "hot topics" of the PLoP community. It is held in the U.S. since 1998.

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
ChiliPLoP 2011 Carefree, Arizona, United StatesRick MercerEugene Wallingford
ChiliPLoP 2010 Carefree, Arizona, United StatesRick MercerRalph Johnson
ChiliPLoP 1997 Wickenburg Inn, Arizona, United StatesLinda Rising

EuroPLoP

Held since 1996 in Kloster Irsee, Germany (former monastery, now Swabian Conference and Education Centre).

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
EuroPLoP 2017 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyChristian KreinerChristopher Preschern
EuroPLoP 2016 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyChristopher PreschernVeli-Pekka Eloranta
EuroPLoP 2015 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyClaudius LinkVeli-Pekka Eloranta
EuroPLoP 2014 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyVeli-Pekka ElorantaUwe van Heesch
EuroPLoP 2013 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyUwe van HeeschChristian Kohls
EuroPLoP 2012 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyChristian KohlsAndreas Fiesser
EuroPLoP 2011 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyAndreas FiesserParis Avgeriou
EuroPLoP 2010 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyParis AvgeriouMichael Weiss
EuroPLoP 2009 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyMichael WeissAllan Kelly
EuroPLoP 2008 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyAllan KellyTill Schümmer
EuroPLoP 2007 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyTill SchümmerLise Hvatum
EuroPLoP 2006 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyLise HvatumUwe Zdun
EuroPLoP 2005 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyUwe ZdunAndy Longshaw
EuroPLoP 2004 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyDietmar SchützKlaus Marquardt
EuroPLoP 2003 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyDietmar Schütz Kevlin Henney
EuroPLoP 2002 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyJutta Eckstein, Christa SchwanningerAlan O'Callaghan
EuroPLoP 2001 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyJutta Eckstein, Christa SchwanningerAndreas Rüping
EuroPLoP 2000 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyAndreas RüpingMartine Devos
EuroPLoP 1999 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyMartine DevosPaul Dyson
EuroPLoP 1998 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyPaul DysonJens Coldewey
EuroPLoP 1997 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyFrank BuschmannDirk Riehle
EuroPLoP 1996 Kloster Irsee, Bavaria, GermanyFrank BuschmannBruce Anderson

KoalaPLoP

Held in Australia or New Zealand.

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
KoalaPLoP 2002 Melbourne, AustraliaPaul TaylorJames Noble, Brian Foote
KoalaPLoP 2000 Melbourne, AustraliaDarius Zakrzewski Jim Coplien

MensorePLoP

MensorePLoP '2001, held on the island of Okinawa, Japan.

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
MensorePLoP '2001 Okinawa, JapanTerunobu Fujino Jim Coplien

MiniPLoP

MiniPLoP'2011, held in IME/USP, São Paulo, Brazil.

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
MiniPLoP'2011 São Paulo, Brazil Eduardo Martins Guerra, Fabio KonClaudio Sant'Anna, Joseph W. Yoder

ScrumPLoP

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
ScrumPLoP 2016 Quinta da Pacheca, Portugal
ScrumPLoP 2015 Quinta da Pacheca, Portugal
ScrumPLoP 2014 Helsingør, Denmark
ScrumPLoP 2013 Helsingør, Denmark
ScrumPLoP 2012 Helsingør, Denmark
ScrumPLoP 2011 Helsingør, Denmark
ScrumPLoP 2010 Stora Nyteboda, Sweden

SugarLoafPLoP

SugarLoafPLoP, held in Brazil.

YearLocationConference ChairProgram Chair
SugarLoafPLoP 2012 Natal, RN, Brazil Sergio Soares and Uirá KuleszaMary Lynn Manns and Rosana T. Vaccare Braga
SugarLoafPLoP 2010 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Christina Chavez and Claudio Sant'AnnaRebecca Wirfs-Brock and Uirá Kulesza
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SugarLoafPLoP 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rosana Maria Castro Andrade and Claudia M. L WernerJames O. Coplien and Jorge L. Ortega Arjona

VikingPLoP

VikingPLoP, held mostly in the Scandinavian countries, but also moving around in Europe.

YearLocationProgram Chairs
VikingPLoP 2002Höjstrupgård castle near Helsingör in Denmark, DenmarkKristian Elof Soerensen
VikingPLoP 2003Bergen, NorwayCecilia Haskins
VikingPLoP 2004Uppsala, SwedenRebecca Rikner
VikingPLoP 2005Helsinki, Finland Juha Pärssinen
VikingPLoP 2007Bergen, NorwayCecilia Haskins
VikingPLoP 2008Stora Nyteboda, Sweden
VikingPLoP 2012 Saariselkä, Finland Veli-Pekka Eloranta and Marko Leppänen
VikingPLoP 2013 Ikaalinen, Finland Veli-Pekka Eloranta and Marko Leppänen
VikingPLoP 2014 Sagadi manor, Estonia Jari Rauhamäki and Veli-Pekka Eloranta
VikingPLoP 2015 Ribaritsa resort, Bulgaria Jari Rauhamäki and Elissaveta Gourova
VikingPLoP 2016 Wassenaar, Netherlands Jari Rauhamäki and Christian Köppe
VikingPLoP 2017 Grube/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Christian Kohls and Klaus Marquardt
VikingPLoP 2018 (cancelled) Fredensborg, Denmark Bogdana Botez

Publications

The conference proceedings are typically published locally as technical reports of a sponsoring university. From 1998 to 2007, EuroPLoP papers were published annually by the German publisher Universitätsverlag Konstanz.

Between 2008 and 2012 proceedings appeared in several places. CEUR-WS holds papers for 2008 and papers for 2009 (in addition a complete set of 2009 papers are available from Lulu.com in printed and PDF formats). A printed version of EuroPLoP 2012 papers are also available on Lulu.com.

Since 2012 a subset of EuroPLoP papers have been submitted to the ACM Digital Library.

After the conference, authors are given the chance to submit a revised paper for publication in the book series Pattern Languages of Program Design by Addison Wesley.

In 2007, an academic journal was started, called Transactions on Pattern Languages of Programming. The editors-in-chief are James Noble and Ralph Johnson and the European editor is Uwe Zdun. The journal is published by Springer-Verlag.

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References

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