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Head First Design Patterns
You're not alone.
At any given moment, somewhere in the world someone struggles with the same software design problems you have. You know you don't want to reinvent the wheel (or worse, a flat tire), so you look to Design Patterns--the lessons learned by those who've faced the same problems. With Design Patterns, you get to take advantage of the best practices and experience of others, so that you can spend your time on...something else. Something more challenging. Something more complex. Something more fun.
You want to learn about the patterns that matter--why to use them, when to use them, how to use them (and when NOT to use them). But you don't just want to see how patterns look in a book, you want to know how they look "in the wild". In their native environment. In other words, in real world applications. You also want to learn how patterns are used in the Java API, and how to exploit Java's built-in pattern support in your own code.
You want to learn the real OO design principles and why everything your boss told you about inheritance might be wrong (and what to do instead). You want to learn how those principles will help the next time you're up a creek without a design pattern.
Most importantly, you want to learn the "secret language" of Design Patterns so that you can hold your own with your co-worker (and impress cocktail party guests) when he casually mentions his stunningly clever use of Command, Facade, Proxy, and Factory in between sips of a martini. You'll easily counter with your deep understanding of why Singleton isn't as simple as it sounds, how the Factory is so often misunderstood, or on the real relationship between Decorator, Facade and Adapter.
With Head First Design Patterns, you'll avoid the embarrassment of thinking Decorator is something from the "Trading Spaces" show. Best of all, in a way that won't put you to sleep! We think your time is too important (and too short) to spend it struggling with academic texts.
If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect--a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, Head First Design Patterns will load patterns into your brain in a way that sticks. In a way that lets you put them to work immediately. In a way that makes you better at solving software design problems, and better at speaking the language of patterns with others on your team.
At any given moment, somewhere in the world someone struggles with the same software design problems you have. You know you don't want to reinvent the wheel (or worse, a flat tire), so you look to Design Patterns--the lessons learned by those who've faced the same problems. With Design Patterns, you get to take advantage of the best practices and experience of others, so that you can spend your time on...something else. Something more challenging. Something more complex. Something more fun.
You want to learn about the patterns that matter--why to use them, when to use them, how to use them (and when NOT to use them). But you don't just want to see how patterns look in a book, you want to know how they look "in the wild". In their native environment. In other words, in real world applications. You also want to learn how patterns are used in the Java API, and how to exploit Java's built-in pattern support in your own code.
You want to learn the real OO design principles and why everything your boss told you about inheritance might be wrong (and what to do instead). You want to learn how those principles will help the next time you're up a creek without a design pattern.
Most importantly, you want to learn the "secret language" of Design Patterns so that you can hold your own with your co-worker (and impress cocktail party guests) when he casually mentions his stunningly clever use of Command, Facade, Proxy, and Factory in between sips of a martini. You'll easily counter with your deep understanding of why Singleton isn't as simple as it sounds, how the Factory is so often misunderstood, or on the real relationship between Decorator, Facade and Adapter.
With Head First Design Patterns, you'll avoid the embarrassment of thinking Decorator is something from the "Trading Spaces" show. Best of all, in a way that won't put you to sleep! We think your time is too important (and too short) to spend it struggling with academic texts.
If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect--a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, Head First Design Patterns will load patterns into your brain in a way that sticks. In a way that lets you put them to work immediately. In a way that makes you better at solving software design problems, and better at speaking the language of patterns with others on your team.
638 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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May 22, 2015
Apesar de não ser um livro tão recente, é um excelente livro e com muita interação com o leitor. Aborda os principais padrões de projetos com exemplos bem didáticos e práticos, porém “fictícios” não tão reais para o dia-a-dia de trabalho, mesmo assim é de grande utilidade.
Pude conhecer com mais detalhes alguns padrões projetos e seus princípios, porém alguns padrões foram rapidamente explicados, ficando à dever do leitor a fazer suas próprias pesquisas de exemplos práticos.
Depois de uma série de explicações de cada padrão, vale destacar um dos pontos importantes citados pelo autor no penúltimo capítulo: “deixe que os padrões de projetos surjam naturalmente nos seus projetos; não force a sua inclusão só pelo gosto de usar um padrão.” Ou seja, adapte-os e ajuste-os de acordo com suas necessidades, prefira uma solução mais simples que resolva o seu problema, mesmo que ela não inclua um padrão. E destaca também para que se estude e pratique os catálogos de padrões de projetos, se familiarizando ainda mais com eles. Enfim vale muito a pena ser lido.
Pude conhecer com mais detalhes alguns padrões projetos e seus princípios, porém alguns padrões foram rapidamente explicados, ficando à dever do leitor a fazer suas próprias pesquisas de exemplos práticos.
Depois de uma série de explicações de cada padrão, vale destacar um dos pontos importantes citados pelo autor no penúltimo capítulo: “deixe que os padrões de projetos surjam naturalmente nos seus projetos; não force a sua inclusão só pelo gosto de usar um padrão.” Ou seja, adapte-os e ajuste-os de acordo com suas necessidades, prefira uma solução mais simples que resolva o seu problema, mesmo que ela não inclua um padrão. E destaca também para que se estude e pratique os catálogos de padrões de projetos, se familiarizando ainda mais com eles. Enfim vale muito a pena ser lido.
April 28, 2021
Existem livros melhores sobre design patterns. Muito melhores
September 6, 2007
A didática da série Heads First é sensacional.
Depois de olhar livros como GoF e outros, fica aquela sensação de "o coneito é interessante, mas como utilizo isto na prática?"
Este livro utiliza o formato inverso, onde aprendemos através da experiência em casos de nosso dia-a-dia. Faz sentido!
Depois de olhar livros como GoF e outros, fica aquela sensação de "o coneito é interessante, mas como utilizo isto na prática?"
Este livro utiliza o formato inverso, onde aprendemos através da experiência em casos de nosso dia-a-dia. Faz sentido!
April 22, 2013
Melhor livro de padrões de projeto. Exemplos simples,claros edidáticos. Para quem deseja iniciar, é perfeito. Embora haja um desperdício grande de material, pois as gravuras ocupam muito espaçoe tornam o livro pesado, a leitura é deveras agradável e de fácil assimilação.
April 20, 2015
Aprenda padrões de projeto com exemplos simples e divertidos.
Quando você se dá conta, está rindo à toa com as piadas do livro :)
Quando você se dá conta, está rindo à toa com as piadas do livro :)
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June 3, 2016Livro introdutório sobre padrões de projetos, bastante didático.
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