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Design Pattern Knowledge Base

Customers highly recommend "Design Patterns Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" for software engineers seeking to deepen their understanding of design patterns in object-oriented programming. The book offers detailed and in-depth explanations, practical examples, and a comprehensive knowledge base on various design patterns. Some readers suggest starting with a more introductory book before diving into this one due to its focus on diagrams and the order of presentation.

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Customers highly value Design Patterns Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software as an influential text in software development. They appreciate its long-lasting usefulness and have positive experiences using it for reference over the years. However, some customers have expressed disappointment with the quality of the hardcover edition.

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Brevity Preference

Customers have mixed opinions regarding the brevity preference of this book. While some appreciate its clear typo-free text and well-categorized sections, others find the examples uninteresting and the graphics lacking in quality. The overall sentiment is slightly positive with a majority expressing satisfaction with the content despite concerns about the presentation.

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Quality


Modern software libraries and products are inherently complex and good architecture is a must to make them reusable and scalable.


This is a really good detailed and in-depth look at design patterns geared towards serious software engineers in the field.


The observer pattern underlies almost every single reactive ui framework and most micro-service architectures.


They understand that the concepts and ideas underlying these design patterns cannot and will not ever die because they express ...  Read More

Price


I bought mine used on amazon for a good price from good will books and it was in absolute perfect condition.


The book is literally brand new to me and the price is reasonable and affordable!


The pros and cons sections alone are worth the cost of this book.


It should be updated, but even this version is well-worth the money.

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Very quick delivery and the book's state was new :)


My book arrived early and in good shape.


I bought used and it was delivered without any issues.

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While entry-level and junior developers may spent hours arguing fruitlessly over whether oop is dead or alive, or whether funct...  Read More


Not only that, but the quality of the diagram images is way better than the low-res versions included in the ebook edition of t...  Read More

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 2,618 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 2 2024.

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    It has library binding like a textbook


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    It also has two bookmark ribbons attached to the binding


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    As for the content of the book its obviously a very influential text


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    If you are a fan of design patterns then you will be fan of what is discussed in the book


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    On the other hand the discussions do go a bit long


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    In the modern programming world people tend to opt for tutorials or short articles so reading long discussions can feel kind of taxing


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    Nowadays it often feels very unnecessary


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    In general i would have appreciated more brevity

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