Prakash and Randy, you might find this curious and timely:

According to those in the inner circle of the re-creation of the Internet (read: “Web2.0″ for those who live more typical lives and may still be trying to get their heads wrapped around email and eBay), there is discussion of pulling off this epic shift via “patterns”. Thought you might find that of interest. Here’s what one article (from the good folks at “Web Monkey”) that is trying to explain the power of “pattern language” for a brave new Internet to come:

There is a powerful idea floating around that the internet is moving into a more advanced stage of maturity, a new paradigm called Web 2.0.

There’s also a lot of hype flying around the idea, as well as a backlash from internet folks who see Web 2.0 as nothing more than an attempt to cash in now that the big money is back in Internetland.

I believe that, yes, self-serving hype is being spread around thicker than apple butter, but also that new models of web publishing are emerging that are more powerful than the ones we knew.

Since the definition is a moving target, this article seeks to look at Web 2.0 “patterns,” or examples of the new thinking that can be used as models for building. This list is by no means comprehensive.

The moniker “Web 2.0″ grew out of a conference put on by computer publisher O’Reilly Media, but varying definitions of the term continue to emerge.

We’ll start by looking at some universal patterns, which are the broad trends powering the paradigm, and then get into specific web patterns for elements like the use of tagging and folksonomies, Ajax, and so on.

But go read the rest of the article to learn more. Perhaps this entire “pattern language” concept extends far outside the schoolhouse door.