Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 308 pages
- Published by: For Dummies May 8, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0471798541
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471798545
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Description
There's a pattern here, and here's how to use it!
Find out how the 23 leading design patterns can save you time and trouble
Ever feel as if you've solved this programming problem before? You -- or someone -- probably did, and that's why there's a design pattern to help this time around. This book shows you how (and when) to use the famous patterns developed by the "Gang of Four," plus some new ones, all designed to make your programming life easier.
Discover how to:
* Simplify the programming process with design patterns
* Make the most of the Decorator, Factory, and Adapter patterns
* Identify which pattern applies
* Reduce the amount of code needed for a task
* Create your own patterns
Back Cover Copy
There's a pattern here, and here's how to use it! Find out how the 23 leading design patterns can save you time and trouble Ever feel as if you've solved this programming problem before? You — or someone — probably did, and that's why there's a design pattern to help this time around. This book shows you how (and when) to use the famous patterns developed by the "Gang of Four," plus some new ones, all designed to make your programming life easier.
Discover how to: - Simplify the programming process with design patterns
- Make the most of the Decorator, Factory, and Adapter patterns
- Identify which pattern applies
- Reduce the amount of code needed for a task
- Create your own patterns
Reader ReviewsYes, patterns are important. But if you try and get your first exposure to them via the classic GoF book, you'll likely be more confused than enlightened. Steve Holzner has a practical, understandable treatment of patterns in the book Design Patterns For Dummies. Contents: Part 1 - Getting to Know Patterns: Congratulations, Your Problem Has Already Been Solved; Putting Plans into Action with the Strategy Pattern; Creating and Extending Objects with the Decorator and Factory Patterns; Watch What's Going On with the Observer and Chain of Responsibility Patterns; From One to Many - The Singleton and Flyweight Patterns Part 2 - Becoming an OOP Master: Fitting Round Pegs into Square Holes with the Adapter and Facade Patterns; Mass Producing Objects with the Template Method and Builder Patterns; Handling Collections with the Iterator and Composite Patterns; Getting Control of Your Objects with the State and Proxy Patterns; Coordinating Your Objects with the Command and Mediator Patterns Part 3 - The Part of Tens: Ten More Design Patterns; Ten Easy Steps to Create Your Own Patterns Index The problem I've always had with patterns is that they seem to always be discussed in general terms. I have a hard time visualizing exactly what they mean unless I can see real code. Holzner uses a humorous "pattern consultant" storyline throughout each chapter, and relates a "business requirement" to actual Java code. He starts with a typical solution that doesn't implement the pattern, and shows how that approach can lead to problems down the road. He then refactors the solution to implement the patterns being discussed, and suddenly it's easy to understand exactly how that pattern looks in code. In fact, you may find yourself recognizing techniques you already use, but didn't know they were pattern solutions. I ended up thinking "oh, so *that's* what that pattern does" a number of times throughout this book. There's only been one other pattern book that I got that from, and it's a shame that something so valuable ends up being so obscured in theory and generalities. While it's advisable to get the GoF book if you are really going to dive into patterns, it's also advisable to get a book that gets into practical, concrete examples. Between the two, you'll know everything you'll need to know about patterns. Design Patterns For Dummies definitely fits the bill for the practical volume you'll need...
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