Oh I forgot -- I like the cover too! I have yet to set the book face down.
Eric > -----Original Message----- > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eric Wild > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Most appropriate design pattern to use for ... > > > I'm reading that book right now, and it is excellent! > > The book loooks like a for dummies boook, but it is not. > It introduces > different programmers, a guru programmer, a skeptical programmer and a > number of others. The skeptical programmer is the best though. She always > wears black, and always has here arms crossed, but she is > constantly picking > apart the designs, and the authors have to defend what and why > the patterns > work. She is on my side, because with books on topics like these always > provoke questions. Having her in the book gives me a proxy. > Also to contrast between different patterns the authors > let the patterns > argue with one an other. IE the template method and stratagy methods talk > out there differences. > The book is written for Java though. It points out how close the languages > are though. Most of the examples are not related to the Java > framework, but > they do have an example the shows how the template method used in the > Array.sort, and the Compareable interface. The only difference in the code > is the putting an I on the interface and Capitalizing the "S" in > sort. Other > that that they are identical implementations. kind of scary. > > Anyway, definately worth the $50 > > > Eric Wild > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Reich, Joe > > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:34 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Most appropriate design pattern to use for ... > > > > > > HA, and considering he's currently 20yrld, I'm sure he'll love the > > cover. <smiles> > > > > Everyone, thank you very much. > > > > > > R. Joe Reich > > System Analyst > > Comcast Communications, Inc. > > Phone: 248.233.4512 > > Fax: 248.233.4788 > > Cell: 734.476.4844 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:16 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Most appropriate design > > > pattern to use for ... > > > > > > If he's just getting started, try "Head First Design > > > Patterns". I found > > > it to be an entertaining and educational read. > > > > > > http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0596007124 > > > > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
