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This area is an open forum for discussing syndicated feed design patterns (Atom or RSS) that are:
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Observable with real-life examples
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Clearly distinguished and articulated
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Instructive by either a) inspiring best practices or b) warning against bad practices.
Pattern Pages
When you have sufficiently documented a pattern to open it for discussion, add a link to it here.
Guide Lines
To maintain the quality of discussion, please observe the following:
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Use the DesignPatternTemplate when creating a new pattern page.
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"Identify meaningful validation rules when applicable." - Sam Ruby
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"Use well-formed XHTML instead of double-escaped tag soup in examples." - Sam Ruby
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Review "What Patterns Are Not" and "What Patterns Are" (below.)
What Patterns Are Not
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Untested ideas/theories or new inventions
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Solutions that have worked only once
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Any old thing written-up in pattern format
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Abstract principles or heuristics
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Universally applicable for all contexts
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A "silver bullet" or panacea
(As explained by Brad Appleton)
What Patterns Are
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Recurring solutions to common problems of design
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Practical/concrete solutions to real world problems
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Context specific
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"Best-fits" for the given set of concerns/trade-offs
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"Old hat" to seasoned professionals and domain experts
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A literary form for documenting best practices
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A shared vocabulary for problem-solving discussions
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An effective means of (re)using, sharing, and building upon existing wisdom/experience/expertise
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Massively hyped!
(As explained by Brad Appleton)