Originally posted by David Raid:
"patterns in java" by mark grand what you want but it is a poor relation to the gof. the only advantage is that the examples are in java.
the reviews on Amazon are quite damming.
brilliant as it is, the gof is probably the most unreadable book on earth.
I can't say I could recommend either Grand's book or Applied Java Patterns. I own both.
IMHO, the best book outside of GoF is Martin Fowlers
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture.Although it is not a strict reprise of the GoF, it does quite well in detailing realistic pattern application.
Over the years, I've narrowed the books I'll buy iff they are on my personal list of approved authors. Fowler is near the top of the list.
Regards,
Jim
SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD, SCEA Part I