please recommend a design pattern book in java

[metfan]

I searched Amazon and it came out a list, could you please recommend one, which one is of the best for a mid-level programmer? Thanks.

1) Design Patterns Java Workbook by Steven John Metsker
2) Applied Java Patterns by Stephen A. Stelting
3) Java Design Patterns: A Tutorial by James William Cooper
4) Patterns in Java: A Catalog of Reusable Design Patterns Illustrated with UML, 2nd Edition, Volume 1 by Mark Grand
5) Java Design: Objects, UML, and Process by Kirk Knoernschild
6) Object-Oriented Software Engineering: Using UML, Patterns and Java, Second Edition by Bernd Bruegge
7) Software Architecture Design Patterns in Java by Partha Kuchana

 

[TechBookReport]

I searched Amazon and it came out a list, could you please recommend
one, which one is of the best for a mid-level programmer? Thanks.

1) Design Patterns Java Workbook by Steven John Metsker
2) Applied Java Patterns by Stephen A. Stelting
3) Java Design Patterns: A Tutorial by James William Cooper
4) Patterns in Java: A Catalog of Reusable Design Patterns Illustrated
with UML, 2nd Edition, Volume 1 by Mark Grand
5) Java Design: Objects, UML, and Process by Kirk Knoernschild
6) Object-Oriented Software Engineering: Using UML, Patterns and Java,
Second Edition by Bernd Bruegge
7) Software Architecture Design Patterns in Java by Partha Kuchana

I'm reading 'Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on
Object-Oriented Design by Alan Shalloway and James J. Trott'
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321247140/454/202-5176811-2159833).
It's very good, easy to understand, clearly explained examples and Java
code to illustrate the examples.

Pan
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[Thomas Weidenfeller]

I searched Amazon and it came out a list, could you please recommend
one, which one is of the best for a mid-level programmer? Thanks.

Why not start with the classic:

Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides: Design Patterns. Elements of Reusable
Object-Oriented Software.

/Thomas

 

[Ann]

I searched Amazon and it came out a list, could you please recommend one,

which one is of the best for a mid-level programmer? Thanks.

1) Design Patterns Java Workbook by Steven John Metsker
2) Applied Java Patterns by Stephen A. Stelting
3) Java Design Patterns: A Tutorial by James William Cooper
4) Patterns in Java: A Catalog of Reusable Design Patterns Illustrated

with UML, 2nd Edition, Volume 1 by Mark Grand

5) Java Design: Objects, UML, and Process by Kirk Knoernschild
6) Object-Oriented Software Engineering: Using UML, Patterns and Java,

Second Edition by Bernd Bruegge

7) Software Architecture Design Patterns in Java by Partha Kuchana

Two general techniques:
1. look in your library and assume they order the good books
2. look for a book that is less than 1 year old

 

[brandon]

I searched Amazon and it came out a list, could you please recommend

Why not start with the classic:

Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides: Design Patterns. Elements of Reusable
Object-Oriented Software.

Because it's very abstract and hard to understand, imho.

 

[Chris Uppal]

Because it's very abstract and hard to understand, imho.

You surprise me.

-- chris

 

[blmblm]

which one is of the best for a mid-level programmer? Thanks.
with UML, 2nd Edition, Volume 1 by Mark Grand
Second Edition by Bernd Bruegge

Two general techniques:
1. look in your library and assume they order the good books
2. look for a book that is less than 1 year old

Technique #2 seems a bit suspect, as it would seem to argue against,
for example, the three volumes (so far) of Knuth.

(Yes, there's a valid point to be made about choosing the newer
book when there are several choices that are otherwise equal. But
how often that's the case .... )

 

[Thomas Weidenfeller]

Because it's very abstract and hard to understand, imho.

Are you serious?

/Thomas

 

[brandon]

Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides: Design Patterns. Elements of

Are you serious?

Yes. It's way too abstract for me.

When reading this book, I was constantly thinking to myself, 'that sounds all
very fine, but what has this to do (or how can this ever be really useful) for
an average, real-life application ?..'

After reading several chapters, I got so frustated with it that I put the book
away.

I'm sorry, I know that 'everybody' thinks this is THE book on design patterns,
but it just doesn't work for me.

I really would like to get a grip on design patterns and I have now ordered
'Head First Design Patterns'. I hope this book will be more 'accessible' to me.

 

[Rex Guo]

I highly recommend 'Head First Design Patterns':

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...08/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/103-2646394-4460645

It is light-hearted, easy to read, uses Java for
the examples, and highly praised by the Gang of Four.

..rex