Also on Archive.org is Alexander&#x27;s <i>A Pattern Language</i> [1]. Although that book is also about the architecture of buildings, it inspired the idea of software design patterns [2].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;APatternLanguage" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;APatternLanguage</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Software_design_pattern#History" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Software_design_pattern#Histor...</a>