One of the great things about Design Patterns Explained is the way he explains concepts very simply using analogies rather than programming examples. This has been very inspiring for a product I’m working on: an audio-only introduction to OOP and software development. – Bruce Eckel
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Chapters
Preface
Part I: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Software Development
Chapter 1. The Object-Oriented Paradigm
Chapter 2. The UML—The Unified Modeling Language
Part II: The Limitations of Traditional Object-Oriented Design
Chapter 3. A Problem That Cries Out for Flexible Code
Chapter 4. A Standard Object-Oriented Solution
Part III: Design Patterns
Chapter 5. An Introduction to Design Patterns
Chapter 6. The Facade Pattern
Chapter 7. The Adapter Pattern
Chapter 8. Expanding Our Horizons
Chapter 9. The Strategy Pattern
Chapter 10. The Bridge Pattern
Chapter 11. The Abstract Factory Pattern
Part IV: Putting It All Together: Thinking in Patterns
Chapter 12. How Do Experts Design?
Chapter 13. Solving Our CAD/CAM Problem with Design Patterns
Part V: Toward a New Paradigm of Design
Chapter 14. The Principles and Strategies of Design Patterns
Chapter 15. Commonality and Variability Analysis
Chapter 16. The Analysis Matrix
Chapter 17. The Decorator Pattern
Part VI: Other Values of Patterns
Chapter 18. The Observer Pattern
Chapter 19. The Template Method Pattern
Part VII: Factories
Chapter 20. Lessons from Design Patterns: Factories
Chapter 21. The Singleton Pattern and the Double-Checked Locking Pattern
Chapter 22. The Object Pool Pattern
Chapter 23. The Factory Method Pattern
Chapter 24. Summary of Factories
Part VIII: Endings and Beginnings
Chapter 25. Design Patterns Reviewed: A Summation and a Beginning
Chapter 26. Bibliography
Training and resources
Design Patterns Explained serves as the basis for our Technical Agility curriculum
Many universities use Design Patterns Explained in their advanced software development courses. The Answers to the Review Questions will help students working with the book
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Second edition
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