> I have Alan Shalloway's _Design Patterns Explained_ on my wish list. I > attended a couple of his presentations at the SDExpo in Boston and > thought he did a great job of explaining them in a way that those of > us who don't have a Smalltalk background can understand. > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201715945/ > I really liked it, I think it's a great choice to get started on the topic. I would suggest to read it before the Gang of Four book. Be aware a new edition was published just a few days ago:
http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321247140 Since CF apps typically have a lot of database interaction this could be valuable: Data Access Patterns: Database Interactions in Object-Oriented Applications by Clifton Nock Paperback - 468 pages (September 2003) Addison-Wesley ISBN: 0131401572 Another great title is the one from Fowler. I avoided it because I don't develop enterprise app, it was a mistake, since most of it is very relevant even if you work on smaller things. It's also one of the few pattern books that covers patterns specific to web based applications: Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler Paperback - 534 pages (November 2002) Addison Wesley ISBN: 0321127420 Recently I just finished reading another great one. If you like "Refactoring" from Fowler (like I do), this is really a must read: Refactoring to Patterns by Joshua Kerievsky Paperback - 367 pages (August 2004) Addison Wesley ISBN: 0321213351 ---------------------------- Massimo Foti DW tools: http://www.massimocorner.com CF tools: http://www.olimpo.ch/tmt/ ---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
