Thanks Nick!
Originally posted by vasu maj:
Will reading alone help understanding design patterns? I have seen very few design patterns in my experience - MVC, front controller, DAO etc. How often is it that Project leadership considers design patterns and anti patterns before they actually start development?
Vasu
All practical projects with a desired & planned good delivery will have sensible architects. Patterns are proven solutions or ways of solving a particular problem. Good architects use patterns all the times.
Patterns doesn't have to be those mentioned in the GOF patterns book or J2EE design patterns book. A good solution that has been used before for a particular problem and if that can be re-used again for a similar problem now, could be a pattern
......GOF patterns and J2EE design patterns just happen to be the most frequently used patterns in the industry.
A few years ago, I was using Singleton and Factory methods in my projects. At that time, I did not know that they were standard patterns used in the industry and were part of the published GOF patterns.