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Computing | Gang of Four n. (also abbreviated `GOF') [prob. a play on the `Gang Of Four' who briefly ran Communist China after the death of Mao T'se Tung] Describes either the authors or the book "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" published in 1995 by Addison-Wesley (ISBN 0-201-63361-2). The authors forming the Gang Of Four are Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides. They are also sometimes referred to as `Gamma et. al.' The authors state at `http://www.hillside.net/patterns/DPBook/GOF.html' "Why are we ... called this? Who knows. Somehow the name just stuck." The term is also used to describe any of the design patterns that are used in the book, referring to the patterns within it as `Gang Of Four Patterns.'. Source: Jargon File. |
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In Chinese history, The Gang of Four (四人帮 Pinyin si4 ren2 bang1) was a group of Communist politicians based in Shanghai. They were strong supporters of the Cultural Revolution. See Gang of Four (China).
In British history, The Gang of Four were the four leading members of the Labour Party who left the party to found the rival Social Democratic Party in 1981. These were Shirley Williams, William Rodgers, Roy Jenkins and David Owen. The party was intended to 'break the mould' of adversarial British politics. It eventually merged with the Liberal Party.
In British music, Gang of Four is a rock band. See Gang of Four (band).
In software engineering, The Gang of Four (or GoF) are Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides, authors of the seminal book, Design Patterns.
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Movie/TV Titles | The End of the Gang of Four (1993) Gang of Four (1989) | |
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| Language | Translations for "GANG OF FOUR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 四人組 (the Gang of Four). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | よに"ぐみ (the Gang of Four). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | anggay ofay ourfay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-f-g-g-n-o-o-r-u" | |
-3 letters: fourgon. | |
-4 letters: gorgon, ourang, runoff, unroof. | |
-5 letters: aggro, argon, forgo, fungo, furan, ganof, gonof, groan, gruff, guano, orang, organ. | |
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