Thesis Stuart

Enterprise Application Design Patterns: Improved and Applied

Stuart Thiel

A Thesis

in

The Department

of

Computer Science

and

Software Engineering

Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for the Degree of Master of Computer Science at

Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

January 2010

© Stuart Thiel, 2010

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

School of Graduate Studies

This is to certify that the thesis prepared

By: Stuart Thiel

Entitled: Enterprise Application Design Patterns: Improved and Applied

and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Computer Science

complies with the regulations of the University and meets the accepted standards with

respect to originality and quality.

Signed by the final examining committee:

______________________________________________Chair

Dr. Nematollaah Shiri

______________________________________________Examiner

Dr. Greg Butler

______________________________________________Examiner

Dr. Yuhong Yan

______________________________________________Supervisor

Dr. Patrice Chalin

Approved by __________________________________________

Chair of Department or Graduate Program Director

_____________________________________

Dr. Robin Drew, Dean

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

Date ______________________________________________

Abstract

Enterprise Application Design Patterns: Improved and Applied

Stuart Thiel

Providing developers with proper tools is of ever increasing importance as software integrates itself further into all aspects of our lives. Aside from conventional hardware and software tools, architectural and design patterns have been identified over the years as a means to communicate knowledge of known problems and their solutions....