Design Patterns Explained
A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design
(2^nd Edition)

by Alan Shalloway and James R. Trott

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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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2^nd Edition

• Review Questions and Answers
• Java Code Fragments from every chapter in the book
• C++ Code Fragments from chapters in the book
• The Design Patterns Matrix. A nice summary of the Gang of Four Patterns and others.
• Book recommendations related to Design Patterns
• Errata
• Lean Programming Discussion group . Ask questions about the book or other technical issues here.

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

1^st Edition

• Errata