Book Description
Leverage the quality and productivity benefits of patterns -- without the complexity!
The first beginner's guide to succeeding with design patterns.
Practical object-oriented design techniques and example Java code.
Read this before you read "The Gang of Four"! Design patterns offer proven opportunities for creating flexible, reusable software -- but until now, their complexity has prevented most software professionals from taking full advantage of them. Now, there's a simple, gentle introduction to patterns that helps software practitioners gain the benefits -- without the confusion. Unlike many books on patterns, Design Patterns Explained doesn't assume that its readers already have an in-depth understanding of object-oriented design. Rather, it teaches object-oriented design and patterns together, helping developers gain deeper insights into both topics far more quickly. Shalloway and Trott don't just introduce a laundry list of patterns- they explain why each pattern works, the organizing principles upon which the pattern is based, and above all, how the patterns work together in real world object-oriented designs. For all software developers, programmers, architects, and project managers who want to succeed with patterns.
Alan Shalloway is principal consultant of Net Objectives, an object-oriented consulting/training organization. He has more than 25 years experience in software development, including 18 years of experience in object-oriented development, as well as significant experience in mentoring and training. He holds an MS in Computer Science from MIT. James Trott is an Associate Technical Fellow of the Boeing Company. He has spent 16 years in the field of artificial intelligence, knowledge modeling, and knowledge management.

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Design patterns offer proven opportunities for creating flexible, reusable software -- but until now, their complexity has prevented most software professionals from taking full advantage of them. Now, there's a simple, gentle introduction to patterns that helps software practitioners gain the benefits -- without the confusion. Unlike many books on patterns, Design Patterns Explained doesn't assume that its readers already have an in-depth understanding of object-oriented design. Rather, it teaches object-oriented design and patterns together, helping developers gain deeper insights into both topics far more quickly. Shalloway and Trott don't just introduce a laundry list of patterns: they explain why each pattern works, the organizing principles upon which the pattern is based, and above all, how the patterns work together in real world object-oriented designs. For all software developers, programmers, architects, and project managers who want to succeed with patterns.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   16 of 18 people found the following review helpful: Good introduction to pattern usage and implementation., 18 Sep 2001 By A Customer If you've found the GoF book too abstract or don't yet have suficient experience recognising the problems that pattern solutions have been devised for then this is a good place to start. The book takes a very gentle pace - but does a good job of explaining a number of the GoF patterns. The style is very 'training material' like - which it may have been originally, you get told what you're going to be told/learn - then you get told it - then you are reminded of what you've just been told. This can feel a little over the top in a book - but, hey!, there's really no competition for this book out there. It certainly acheived it's aim for me - I can now make sense of the other pattern books.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?