The Aspen Summit on the development for a new software design tool: Toughts on introducing Gatemaker – Designs with Life Workstation

08/04/1997

Administrative

2-page rough introduction proposal describing the new “multi-corporate effort to meet Alexander’s challenge to create software for real people”. Note addresses Christopher Alexander and Greg Bryant and presents ideas of organization and activities C.E.S. and SUN should consider.

Content of

Public Event 1 Items

"The Aspen Summit" on the development for a new software design tool 01/03/1997 to 04/03/1997

Aspen, CO, U.S.A.

Conference, Professional Event

A meeting between the Center for Environmental Structure Computing, represented by Christopher Alexander, Greg Brian and John Seamster, and Sun Microsystems represented by its co-founder Bill Joy and Mike Clary. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the development ...

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

Patterns in Software Development

Christopher Alexander had developed a long and diverse relationship to the use of computers in design since the 1960s. It culminated with the interest the computer software community showed to the idea of pattern and pattern languages and how the ...

Projects 1 Items

The Gatemaker Project 1997 to 2000

Other, Designed

The Gatemaker project provides an enlightening lens through which to examine the interplay of ideas between Christopher Alexander and computing, over the last half-century. Interest in his work became intense by 1996, so his team secured funding for a research ...