Learning design pattern

[Yewint Ko]

Hi evervbody...
I seriously want to learn Design patterns. Can anyone tell me the best book for it please.

[sambasiva kumar]

Try this URL

www.patterndepot.com/put/8/DesignJava.PDF

and also look out for the book "Gang of Four" for basics of design patterns

[Vamsi Mohan]

What don't you try HeadFirst Design Patterns. It is very easy to understand and helpful to you.

[Laurent Leonard]

Sometimes the words "design patterns" are misused.
When you choose the architecture of the application, you could use Architectural patterns (Active repository, Layering, Pipes and filters, ...)
When you design the application, you could use GRASP Pattern (Creator, my Creator is my saver, Low coupling, ...)
When you implement the application, you could use implementation or design patterns (Gang of four have some patterns, Kent Beck have also some: chain of responsability, proxy, factory method, ...)

Of course there are links between these different patterns.

My favorite books are
- Implementation patterns : Kent Beck (addison-wesley signature series) 160 pages
- Design patterns : Erich Gamm et al (addison-wesley) 400 pages
- Applying UML and patterns : Craig Larman (Prentice Hall) 700 pages
- Patterns of enterprise application architecture : Martin Fowler (addison-wesley signature series) 530 pages

[Alaa Nassef]

Laurent Leonard wrote:
My favorite books are
- Implementation patterns : Kent Beck (addison-wesley signature series) 160 pages
- Design patterns : Erich Gamm et al (addison-wesley) 400 pages
- Applying UML and patterns : Craig Larman (Prentice Hall) 700 pages
- Patterns of enterprise application architecture : Martin Fowler (addison-wesley signature series) 530 pages

I would like to add Head First design patterns to the list

[Sachin Ambe]

Vamsi Mohan wrote:What don't you try HeadFirst Design Patterns. It is very easy to understand and helpful to you.

I second that - the Head First book will get you up and running with the more popular Design Patterns right away. I found reading about Refactoring and TDD also very helpful. HTH.

[Tadili Saad]

Usually I don't like the head first series, but the one on design patterns was pretty good.

[Muhammad Khojaye]

You can also try oodesign and JavaCamp.org for references. Good luck

[Gary Ba]

I agree. Head First Design Pattern is a very good book and easy to read. Lots of picture

[Hong Anderson]

I recommend Design Patterns [GoF], I do not recommend Head First Design Patterns because it doesn't cover all design patterns in detail.