What are some good Design Pattern catalogs?

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I'm looking for an extensive list of books on Design Patterns. What are your favorites?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Assuming you mean object-oriented design patterns, two must-haves, IMO:

• The Gang-of-Four text, of course

• Head First Design Patterns, which parallels it and offers a more reader-friendly expansion on its ideas

If you're looking for other design-pattern books more applicable to specific domains, I much enjoyed Crane's Ajax in Action, for Ajax-oriented design patterns (great stuff if you're building rich Web UIs with JavaScript), and Sanders & Cumaranaunge's ActionScript 3.0 design patterns for Flash/Flex-related stuff. Best of luck!

Answer 3

These are books I've personally read and can suggest:

• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Gamma, Helm, Jonson and Vlissides. EAN: 978-0201633610
• Pro JavaScript Design Patterns by Harmes and Diaz. EAN: 978-1590599082
• Head First Design Patterns. EAN: 9780596007126
• Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volumes 1 through 5. Multiple EANs

However, when looking at design patterns, sometimes it's fun to look outside of software to find interesting use of patterns everywhere. That being said I think there is a lot to learn from:

• Chaos: Making a New Science, by Gleick. EAN: 978-0140092509
• The Design of Everyday Things by Norman. EAN: 978-0465067107
• Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means. EAN: 978-0452284395
• Turtles Termites and Traffic Jams by Resnick. EAN: 978-0262680936

Cheers!