For those who are unclear on the significance of this, Christopher Alexander’s works were foundational to the pattern movement in software architecture &amp; design.<p>There are some links on Ward Cunningham’s software patterns wiki:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;c2.com&#x2F;cgi&#x2F;wiki?ChristopherAlexander" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;c2.com&#x2F;cgi&#x2F;wiki?ChristopherAlexander</a>