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Head First Design Patterns Paperback – 5 November 2004

by Elisabeth Freeman (Author), Eric Freeman (Author), Bert Bates (Author),
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,934 ratings
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Provides design patterns to help with software development using the Java programming language.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0596007124
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0596007126
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    O′Reilly
  5. Publication date
    5 November 2004
  6. Part of series
    Head First
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    20.3 x 3.49 x 23.4 cm
  9. Print length
    676 pages
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What you’ll find in Head First Design Patterns, 2014:

The core design principles and design patterns—everything you need to take your programming skills to the next level.

The same great visual explanations and brain-friendly learning style you’re used to from Head First, with exercises and challenges so the design patterns really sink in.

Updated code! The code for all the examples and exercises now compiles and runs with Java 8.

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This is a gimmicky book that actually works for once. It is an intelligent and well thought-out discussion of Java design patterns, and if you dont know what a design pattern is then this is an excellent way to find out. It is also an interested discussion of object-oriented design. I found that the authors often anticipated my reaction to their initial explanations and asked the questions that I would have asked had it been a lecture. - Mike James, VSJ, April 2005

About the Author

Kathy Sierra has been a master Java trainer for Sun Microsystems, teaching Sun's instructors how to teach the latest Java technologies. She is the founder of one of the largest java community websites in the world, javaranch.com. She is also a key member of the development team for the Sun Certified programmer exam and has developed dozens of applications to demonstrate Java technology. Bert Bates is a 20-year software developer, a Java instructor, and a co-developer of Sun's upcoming EJB exam (Sun Certified Business Component Developer). His background features a long stint in artificial intelligence, with clients like the Weather Channel, A&E Network, Rockwell, and Timken.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ O′Reilly; First Edition (5 November 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 676 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0596007124
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0596007126
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 3.49 x 23.4 cm
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    Eric is described by Head First series co-creator Kathy Sierra as “one of those rare individuals fluent in the language, practice, and culture of multiple domains from hipster hacker, corporate VP, engineer, think tank.” Professionally, Eric recently ended nearly a decade as a media company executive—having held the position of CTO of Disney Online at The Walt Disney Company. Eric is now devoting his time to WickedlySmart, a startup he co-created with Elisabeth Robson.

    By training, Eric is a computer scientist, having studied with industry luminary David Gelernter during his Ph.D. work at Yale University. His dissertation is credited as the seminal work in alternatives to the desktop metaphor, and also as the first implementation of activity streams, a concept he and Dr. Gelernter developed.

    In his spare time, Eric is deeply involved with music; you’ll find Eric’s latest project, a collaboration with ambient music pioneer Steve Roach, available on the iPhone app store under the name Immersion Station.

    Eric lives with his wife and young daughter on Bainbridge Island. His daughter is a frequent vistor to Eric’s studio, where she loves to turn the knobs of his synths and audio effects. Eric’s also passionate about kids education and nutrition, and looking for ways to improve them.

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Euber
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom
Reviewed in Brazil on 9 August 2018
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Excelente livro, boa didática e já utiliza o Java 8
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akash
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and creative book by design, its a design pattern in it self
Reviewed in India on 18 September 2019
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Received the book in good quality.

As a programmer this book is must have. Cover major DESIGN PATTERNS in very creative manner ani content is engaging aa its not written in conventional ways.

Paper quality is somewhat good, main issue is with the font, it is very small, they could have used the margin space for increase the font size. As they left luch of margin than needed that's the only issue.
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Mellgood
5.0 out of 5 stars Best buy per chi ha già una conoscenza base di java e vuole passare ad un livello superiore
Reviewed in Italy on 24 November 2017
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Ho acquistato diversi libri sui design pattern e sono finiti tutti sullo scaffale, prima di arrivare alla conclusione. Il motivo è semplice: erano tutti noiosi.
Questo libro invece scherza, ironizza, ti parla, ti chiede pareri ma senza mai inerrogarti... insomma ti insegna le cose senza farti ccorgere che lo sta facendo!
Davvero positiva l'esperienza di questo libro, che ha lasciato in me un mondo di sensazioni e di sapere, a costo mentale davvero minimo.

Il libro parte da concetti molto basilari di programmazione e progettazione software, li combina tra loro e offre un continum narrativo che porta il lettore a comprendere realmene i concetti che sono alla base dei pattern stessi, fornendo gli strumenti necessari a capire dove sia meglio fare ricorso ad essi all'interno di un progetto. Al termine della lettura non si sapranno di certo a memoria tutti i pattern, ma sicuramente sarà rimasto impresso nel lettore quale strategia utilizzare di volta in volta per raggiungere lo scopo di adattare il software al cambiamento.
Davvero consigliato
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Daniel Vera Morales
5.0 out of 5 stars El mejor libro que he adquirido en mi vida
Reviewed in Mexico on 22 November 2016
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Es un libro que todo desarrollador debería leer, vale mucho y es una joya. Son claros y concisos al momento de explicar los temas además siempre mencionan las variantes de los patrones y en muchos casos muestran como lo hace Java y si existe alguna falta en la manera en que java ha implementado ciertos patrones de diseño.
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5.0 out of 5 stars デザインパターンについて学ぶ際のベストな一冊のひとつ
Reviewed in Japan on 21 February 2017
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本書にかぎらずこの Head First シリーズに共通する特徴ですが、理解しやすさを重視してビジュアル表現や反復を意識して書かれており、とてもおもしろく終始楽しみながら読むことができました。

本編では GoF の 23 のパターンのうち半分ほどだけが紹介されていて、残りは付録で説明されています。（じっくり読めば）とてもわかりやすく書かれているので、デザインパターンについて学びたい方は原典である GoF 本を直接読むよりもこの本を最初に読むのが個人的にはおすすめです。

他の方も述べられていますが、 Kindle 版では画像がよく見えません。私はそのあたりはしょうがないものとして、最悪テキストの部分だけを読むつもりで買いましたが、好き嫌いが別れるところだと思います。 Kindle での購入を検討されている方はプレビューを見て許容範囲と思うなら購入するようにされるとよいでしょう。

私は移動中に読みたかったので、紙版の購入は最初から検討していませんでしたが、画像が見づらい Kindle 版でも価格以上の十分な価値はあったかと思います。
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