Software Architecture Design Patterns in Java

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Summary: Excellent Coverage of Common Software Design Patterns
Review: Albert Einstein once said: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, not simpler", and the author of this book did just that. Buy this book and you will learn a lot about design patterns in no time.


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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: An excellent book for Software Architecture. One you will want to keep for future reference. Indispensible!

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Summary: Excellent !!
Review: An excellent resource to understand the different architecture patterns, kept very simple and precise to the point.
Thanks to the author for coming up with this book.

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Summary: My new favorite
Review: Design patterns used to be the hottest topic around a couple of years ago. One of the side-effects was the "Applied Java Patterns" book which I very much liked and used to recommend to anyone looking for a "GoF" replacement using Java for code examples. Not anymore. From now on, I'm recommending Kuchana's "Software Architecture Design Patterns in Java".

Why am I so pleased with this book? What makes it any different than other design pattern books? Well, first of all the volume is huge. Kuchana's book covers all the original Gang of Four patterns plus another 20 or so patterns, including a couple of multithreading related patterns. Second, the text itself is very readable and doesn't cling too much on fancy words. The explanations are concise and to the point. Further kudos goes to dealing with such frequently asked questions like the difference between Factory Method and Abstract Factory.

To list some things I didn't like about this book, I have to say that having exercises without sample answers in the back was a tiny disappointment and I would've preferred a bit more condensed font for the code listings. That's about it.

All in all, a very good choice for filling the gaping design patterns encyclopedia slot in your bookshelf. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Taking Architecture Design Patterns Seriously:
Review: The book is well achieved its goal. The viewpoint & purpose of detailed explanation on how to apply design patterns at the enterprise level, design & implement systems of high quality.

The book is not only limited to Software engineering & computer science students, but consultants like me in need of this unique resource.

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Summary: Wish i could give it 10 stars!
Review: This book is destined to be a classic!!!

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Summary: Excellent Design Pattern Reference
Review: This book provides an excellent reference for many common (and not-so-common) design patterns used today. It presents them using easy to understand examples that any developer will find useful. Each section contains practice questions ideal for study groups or self-paced learning. This book is well suited for anyone wishing to learn about and apply design patterns in a Java environment.

Disclaimer: I was a draft reviewer for this book.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Design Pattern Reference
Review: This book provides an excellent reference for many common (and not-so-common) design patterns used today. It presents them using easy to understand examples that any developer will find useful. Each section contains practice questions ideal for study groups or self-paced learning. This book is well suited for anyone wishing to learn about and apply design patterns in a Java environment.

Disclaimer: I was a draft reviewer for this book.