Re: dwbp-ACTION-184: Review the existing template and identify any additional fields that could be added to improve the bp

This is taking the approach of a design pattern, which works very well when your readers have a specific problem that they know they need to address and are looking for a solution that’s already been well thought out. I could see a value in developing a set of patterns for publishing data on the web, but I think it differs a little from what’s called for in a best practices document. Design patterns work well when you know you have a problem. Best practices help you realize that something you never thought was a problem really is one. I think the latter are used more like a checklist, so that, at least in our case, one can answer the question “Am I doing everything I need to do to make my data usable on the web?” Design patterns answer the question, “How do I go about solving this common problem nicely without reinventing the wheel?” I could sort of imagine the suggestions for implementation being conceived as patterns, but that would probably require more detail than is called for in the context of a best practices document.
-Annette
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Annette Greiner
NERSC Data and Analytics Services
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
510-495-2935

On Jul 10, 2015, at 8:06 AM, Peter.Winstanley@scotland.gsi.gov.uk wrote:

> Colleagues
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> The logic of the pattern approach described in http://ifets.ieee.org/discussions/discuss_june2004.html  is as follows:
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> If I find myself in some *Context* like *Examples*, and I face this *Problem*, with these *Forces or constraints*, but my situation is different from these *Related Patterns*......
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> Then I should think like this *Rationale*. If I want this *Resulting Context* then I should follow this *Solution*.....
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> And here is a *Name* to help me remember this scenario, help chunk my thinking, and make my communication with others effective and efficient.
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> Before I get cranking through the BPs completed to date I would appreciate your first impressions on this pattern of thinking.
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> Cheers
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> Peter
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> dwbp-ACTION-184: Review the existing template and identify any additional fields that could be added to improve the bp
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