I’ve done partitioned programming (using various layers for different kinds of functionality) for ages.
The first time I can remember of official terms for it, I already used patterns like that for a couple of years.
Back then the parts were from Object-Oriented Design: Peter Coad, Edward Yourdon, back in a time when each part – back then not called common layer – was called “component”: Read the rest of this entry »
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