Board index » delphi » Design Patterns book

Rich

Delphi Developer
 

Design Patterns book


2007-12-05 05:27:34 AM
delphi176
"Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software"
The only one I can find is from 1994.
Anyone know of a new edition or a newer book covering the same topics?
 
 
Bob Dawson

Delphi Developer

2007-12-05 08:37:20 AM

Re:Design Patterns book

"Rich" wrote
Quote

The only one I can find is from 1994.

Anyone know of a new edition or a newer book covering the same topics?
There are many newer books on the topic, but this is still the classic. My
copy is identified as the 1994 version, 20th printing (2000).
bobD
 
Rich

Delphi Developer

2007-12-06 06:48:04 AM

Re:Design Patterns book

"Bob Dawson" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
Quote
There are many newer books on the topic, but this is still the classic.
Any ones you have read that are worth mentioning?
 

Bob Dawson

Delphi Developer

2007-12-06 09:39:15 AM

Re:Design Patterns book

"Rich" wrote
Quote

Any ones you have read that are worth mentioning?
There is some Delphi specific material on the net if you google 'Delphi
"design patterns"'
If C# is an option then IMHO Design Patterns in C# by Steven John Metsker
is much much better than C# Design Patterns: A Tutorial (Paperback)
by James W. Cooper
Head First Design Patterns by Elisabeth Freeman is getting good reviews on
Amazon, but I haven't read it. Still, it might be a good balance with the
original book--as the latter has a well-deserved reputation for being
academic-dry.
bobD
 
edbored

Delphi Developer

2007-12-06 10:54:02 PM

Re:Design Patterns book

"Bob Dawson" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
Quote
"Rich" wrote
>
 >
 Head First Design Patterns by Elisabeth Freeman is getting good reviews on
Amazon, but I haven't read it. Still, it might be a good balance with the
original book--as the latter has a well-deserved reputation for being
academic-dry.
The Head First book is all Java. Still, easy enough to work out the
differences w.r.t. Delphi.
EdB
 
Graeme Geldenhuys

Delphi Developer

2007-12-07 11:30:05 PM

Re:Design Patterns book

Bob Dawson writes:
The "original" Design Patterns book is a must have in you book collection.
Quote
is much much better than C# Design Patterns: A Tutorial (Paperback)
by James W. Cooper
Even so, it is nice getting different examples when using design patterns.
Quote
Head First Design Patterns by Elisabeth Freeman is getting good reviews on
Amazon, but I haven't read it. Still, it might be a good balance with the
Excellent book! Easy to read and understand. A very different format,
but it works. Yes all in Java, but again very easy to follow and create
Delphi examples.
Lastly, Google is you friend. :-) There are lots of examples or
articles on design patterns on the net. Even some specific to the Delphi
language.
Regards,
- Graeme -