Hi,
I would like you learn more about Design Patterns for .NET (especially C#). Which book(s) would you recommend?
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Personally I like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Application-Architecture-Addison-Wesley-Signature/dp/0321127420
Igor Zelaya
2009-01-29 07:57:12
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Some would find this oxymoronic (because it's actually written in Java) but I would suggest going ahead to read Head First Design Patterns.
Because Java and C# are so close to each other, grokking the code samples and translating them to C# was effortless, and the understanding it gave regarding design patterns was invaluable regardless of the language.
Jon Limjap
2009-01-29 07:59:53
+1: Although I was very sceptical at first, HFDP proved to be one of the most accessible patterns books I've ever read. And yes, it's Java, but very, very understandable for C# developers.
Ruben Steins
2009-01-29 10:12:27
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C# 3.0 Design Patterns covers the GoF Patterns with specific updates applicable to C# 3.0. It is a good read, but I would still recommend the original GoF book for a more elaborate discussion of the patterns.
Brian Rasmussen
2009-01-29 08:00:39
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If you would like to see Patterns in the context of Agile Development practices, you should check out Robert C. Martin's book. The only drawback is that he sometimes lapses into C# 1.0 programming idioms that have been superseded by better practices in C# 3.0. Of course, this is still an improvement over examples presented in other languages and will be true of any book more than a year old or so.
Mark Brittingham
2009-01-29 10:21:49
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I second Head First Design Patterns and the DoFactory website. I even managed to follow Head First using VB.Net. The other thing I would recommend is to read lots of code containg different patterns. I found it has taken a while to spot the patterns but you will get there in the end and it will make your coding better for it