We are working on developing a tool for encoding, applying, learning and sharing of knowledge and experience of object-oriented design patterns. The Design Pattern Expert System (DPES), would help in-
1. encoding of design experiences in the form of cases 2. introduction of relevant patterns in designs by analyzing them 3. sharing the design expertise of experienced designers
Thus, the DPES aims to improve the overall quality of software designs and also helps to reduce the inertia exhibited by design knowledge or experience when it is being transmitted from one designer to the other
We are in the conceptual design phase of our project. To investigate the utility of our tool and to know more about the needs of the software development community, we have framed a questionnaire. Your suggestions are valuable to us and we would be thankful if you could spend a few minutes to fill it out. http://www.geocities.com/dpes06/survey.html Index page: http://www.geocities.com/dpes06/index.html