anyone bought the dofactory Design Patterns Framework ??? Did you find it to be any good???
http://www.dofactory.com/Framework/Framework.aspx
thanks Niall
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It depends. I bought it and I'm happy to see some complex examples of design patterns in action rather than cars, ducks, etc which you see in every book.
Patterns which could be used in enterprise level application architecture.
I think it's not a very brilliant product, (Specially if you're starting to learn design patterns) but for people who have an intermediate knowledge about design patterns, it could help to better understand design patterns in action.
Kamyar
2010-10-01 13:34:57
bought the framework. intial thoughts are that im very happy with the examples and the ease of use compiling the code etc. thanks
NBrowne
2010-10-01 16:10:18
@NBrowne: Good to hear. Good luck.
Kamyar
2010-10-02 12:09:46
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If you are very new to design pattern jargon then I would suggest read Head first design patterns , very simple and easy to understand.
saurabh
2010-10-01 14:47:41
+1: I agree with you; but I wonder if this is a "Level 2" resource for .NET developers who have already read the 'Head First' book.
Jim G.
2010-10-01 15:11:33
thanks I have the head first design patterns book, i tried going through it but to be honest i didnt like how it was written and the examples are very poor. talking about patterns as ducks etc. I have got another book which i think is excellent which is "Design Patterns explained". It gives real world examples and shows how to apply the patterns as well as explaining core programming concepts such as DRY principle etc http://www.netobjectives.com/resources/books/design-patterns-explained/
NBrowne
2010-10-01 16:08:37