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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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June 6, 2020
Mi-a plăcut foarte mult faptul că seria cărților ”Head First” sunt la curent cu teoria învățării și că încearcă, cu success aș spune, să o aplice în a explica concepte tehnice. Citisem deja biblia design pattern-urilor scrisă de GoF, însă adevărul este că acel catalog mi s-a părut prea abstract și mi-a fost dificil să înțeleg design pattern-urile. În comparație cu acesta, ”Head First Design Patterns” a fost precum aprinderea unui bec gigant în creier și mărturisesc că pattern-urile pe care le-a explicat în detaliu mi-au devenit cu adevărat familiare și mi-au rămas adânc imprimate în minte.
În plus, lectura acestei cărți e cu adevărat antrenantă: exemplele în jurul cărora sunt țesute explicațiile sunt amuzante, precum SimuDuck sau Mighty Gumball, nenumăratele poze crează o interacțiune dinamică cu cititorul, liniile de cod, care sunt cu adevărat binevenite, sunt și foarte succinte și clare, exercițiile menite să incorporeze noile cunoștiințe sunt și ele interactive și distractive.
În concluzie, ”Head First Design Patterns” a oferit tot ce a promis: posibilitatea de a înțelege, dar, și mai important, de a reține design pattern-urile și construirea unui vocabular care îți va permite să eviți rușinea care apare în timpul petrecerilor când cei din jurul tău încep să vorbească despre ele. Am să o pun pe lista cărților pe care le voi da ca exemplu atunci când e vorba de a învăța cu plăcere și de la care toate sistemele de învățământ ar trebui să se inspire.
În plus, lectura acestei cărți e cu adevărat antrenantă: exemplele în jurul cărora sunt țesute explicațiile sunt amuzante, precum SimuDuck sau Mighty Gumball, nenumăratele poze crează o interacțiune dinamică cu cititorul, liniile de cod, care sunt cu adevărat binevenite, sunt și foarte succinte și clare, exercițiile menite să incorporeze noile cunoștiințe sunt și ele interactive și distractive.
În concluzie, ”Head First Design Patterns” a oferit tot ce a promis: posibilitatea de a înțelege, dar, și mai important, de a reține design pattern-urile și construirea unui vocabular care îți va permite să eviți rușinea care apare în timpul petrecerilor când cei din jurul tău încep să vorbească despre ele. Am să o pun pe lista cărților pe care le voi da ca exemplu atunci când e vorba de a învăța cu plăcere și de la care toate sistemele de învățământ ar trebui să se inspire.
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