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Design Patterns Explained, by Alan Shalloway and James Trott
Posted by Cathryn in : Book Reviews , add a commentThis is the first software engineering book I’ve read in years. As a project manager, I rarely become involved in software design, except perhaps to sit in on reviews, but it is useful and interesting to improve one’s understanding of the other important disciplines involved in projects.
Design patterns had their origins in architecture, and the work of Christopher Alexander, who is an architect (of buildings) and has had enormous influence on design, in both computer science and architecture. A design pattern is a conceptual solution to a common problem, and a good working knowledge of the ones which have been identified, according to both this book and the developers I’ve asked while reading it, essential for any developer designing software now.