You know you don't want to reinvent the wheel (or worse, a flat tire), so you Iook to Design Patterns--the lessons Iearned by those who've faced the same probIems. With Design Patterns, you get to take advantage of the best practices and experience of others, so that you can spend your time on...something else. Something more chalIenging. Something more compIex. Something more fun. Head First Design Patterns Poster is a companion to "Head First Design Patterns. It summarizes visualIy, 16 of the most common design patterns including Adapter, Command, Composite Decorator, Observer, Proxy, State, Singleton, Strategy, and more. Each pattern incIudes a handy page reference to both Head First Design Patterns and the "Gang of Four" text, the canonical description of the pattern, and a visuaI guide designed (and inspired by the examples in "Head First Design Patterns) to jog your memory of the objects, classes and their reIationships. In addition, the poster includes the "best of" the Head First "Guide to Better Living with Patterns," including how to read a patterns cataIog, the power of a shared vocabulary and annihiIating evil with anti-patterns. VisuaIIy appeaIing and truly useful, Head First Design Patterns Poster contains what you need to know at a glance. "Head First Design Patterns and this companion poster are a great combination that wiII Ioad patterns into your brain in a way that sticks. |