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A new pattern book . : Opinion.

 
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I am writing to get some opinion from all of you folks. I am planning to write a e-book a book which as WROX would put it "student to student"., probably sell it somewhere for $5 , anything that pays for all the pattern books i have bought.
I have been studying patterns for a while, and although i think books most books are fine , most of them suffer from one or the other problem below,
1. They are not designed for beginners in mind. They are not really "idiot's guide to patterns"
2. They make use of "GUI" examples , when most people working on servlets, and other core java stuff, atleast i don't have the nerve to spend a minute trying to understand the "GUI" examples, i need something basic which someone who has never ever programmed in "GUI" can understand.
3. "GOF" i think covers the issue from all angles, after understanding the pattern from all angles when i finally read the pattern in "GOF" i feel that my study is complete, but i can never understand the pattern if i started with "GOF".
4. The examples are really boring, "java workbook" has this rockets examples which goes on and on and on , at one time even suggesting a book about some rockets. although the book is thought provoking, i find that you get lost in the examples and not focus on the pattern.
Now i may be all the while dumb , as i can understand that the publishers have done some more market research than i ever would, and probably have come to the conclusion and printed all these books., but i think there is time for improvement. I can't even claim to have ever used all the patterns fully , but you dont' have to live the story to tell it, i guess i can atleast come up with some idiot guide to patterns which people can use and step to other mature books.

WHAT DO YOU FOLKS THINK ?
 
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Hi,
Here are my request from u,
1: Please write a pattern by bearing in kind that the reader of ur book is a layman and knows OO cocepts.
2: Try to relate each pattern with daily life that is try to give daily life examples.
This is all!
Thanks
Bye,
Viki.
 
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Originally posted by rahul dighe:

1. They are not designed for beginners in mind. They are not really "idiot's guide to patterns"


You're right. We badly need a beginners book on patterns. Examples can be more oriented towards web apps and enterprise apps.
All the Best for ur venture!
sudharsan
 
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<<2. They make use of "GUI" examples , when most people working on servlets,... >>
I couldn't agree more. I was excited when I saw there was a book about Design Patterns using Java examples (James Cooper). I bought it and had to struggle through the examples because they depeneded on Swing knowledge and knowledge of swim meats! Although I like the gang of 4 book I thought some of their examples were weak particularly because the examples were often about concepts that related to text editors.
Most design patterns are not that complicated and most developers could understand them. Due to the poor books on design patterns they are now viewed as complex and shrowded in mystery. So unfortunately years later we still need a killer design patterns book that can bring design patterns to the masses. I think your effort towards this is time well spent.
steve - http://www.jamonapi.com - a free peformance tuning API
 
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