A Pattern Language for Teaching Design Patterns (Part 2)

Please note: this is the author’s version of the work. Teaching design patterns introduces specific problems like e.g. ensuring that the purpose of patterns is understood and that patterns are applied in the appropriate and correct way. The pattern language for teaching design patterns addresses these problems and offers solutions for teachers and trainers how to solve them. This second part covers 4 patterns of the language in detail — BEST FITTING PATTERN CHOICE, EXPERIENCED ADVANTAGE, PATTERN IMPLEMENTA-TION MATTERS, and PRINCIPLE-SUPPORTING PATTERN USAGE — and describes the changes made since the publication of part 1 of the language, published in the proceedings of the EuroPLoP ’11 conference. The other patterns are included here as patlets