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Head First Design Patterns (Paperback)

by Eric Freeman (Author), Elisabeth Freeman (Author), Bert Bates (Author), Kathy Sierra (Author)

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Paperback: 676 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. (25 Oct 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596007124
ISBN-13: 978-0596007126
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 20.3 x 3.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

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This is a gimmicky book that actually works for once. It is an intelligent and well thought-out discussion of Java design patterns, and if you dont know what a design pattern is then this is an excellent way to find out. It is also an interested discussion of object-oriented design. I found that the authors often anticipated my reaction to their initial explanations and asked the questions that I would have asked had it been a lecture. - Mike James, VSJ, April 2005

Argyro Kazaki, JHUG/Weekend Geeks, October 2007

To conclude, I can definitely say that I consider this book a must-have for all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightenment, 27 Feb 2006

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Ok, if you work in a big consultancy your boss/client may not want to see this on your desk.

If you can read the GOF patterns book, then you dont need it. If like me, you know patterns are good, but you quickly lose the will to live when seeing yet another esoteric UML diagram describing a pattern, then get this book.

One important way that this book differs from others I read, is in the examples. These actually look like something you might write and the final example using many of the major patterns was superb.

Oh, and this book is funny.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Such an easy read, 15 Aug 2006

By	C. CLARK "Web Developer" (Exeter) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an excellent book. I have read other books on design patterns including Design Patterns Explained by Shalloway Trott and whilst it was a good book it was rather a dry read.

By contrast the Head First book although looking a bit like a Design Patterns for Dummies type book by the cover does indeed cover the same material but in a way which is definetely easy to read and hopefully better to remember.

Where the book excels is in it's examples which clearly show you where you may wish to apply a paticular pattern which is really the key to the whole field. There may be more exhaustive books on the market but this one explains the key patterns and more importantly the principles behind them well.

I'm a C# programmer and the fact it's a Java book doesn't really make a difference. The code samples are almost exactly the same as they would be in C#. On a few occasions it does make reference to paticular Java classes to show examples of patterns in use (e.g. Iterator) but it's easy enough to relate these to their .NET equivalent and even if you can't it doesn't really matter.

All in all the most enjoyable computer book I have ever read and thoroughly recommended if you want to start learning about Design patterns and their use.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best software book I've bought, 2 Aug 2006

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ESSENTIAL reading if you develop or test OO software. You can read this book cover to cover (not something I'd recommend for the GoF book, unless you are actually a computer). Use this book to learn the concepts quickly, then use the excellent GoF book for reference. If you're already familiar with and have used a lot of OO patterns this book is not for you, however, if you want to learn how to design and write more robust, elegant and maintainable code, read this book now! It will even show you why some areas of the Java API have been built the way they are.
Warning: this book contains some cheesy jokes and slightly wacky examples, but you will not be worried about that when you get to the last page and realise that virtually all of it is stored securely in your mind.

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