Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, 2e

In the approximately ten years since the publication of the seminal work in the field of design patterns (Gamma et al’s Design Patterns), this practice has moved from being an esoteric part of computer science research to the mainstream of software engineering. Yet despite their widespread acceptance, design patterns are frequently misunderstood. These authors learned patterns the hard way and their original aim in writing this book (providing the reader with a gentle yet thorough introduction to design patterns) continues in the second edition. This book is the perfect book to read before the reader tries to tackle Gamma’s famous work and has been updated to reflect recent trends and developments in software design.