For every development difficulty you encounter, chances are good that another developer has encountered the same problem. Like most developers, you’re pressured to build reliable software fast and ...

In of this three-part series introducing design patterns, I referred to Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Design. This classic was written by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph ...

Design patterns are formalized best practices that the programmer can use to solve common problems when designing an application or system. In software engineering, a software design pattern is a ...

IT'S CERTAINLY TRUE that building distributed systems is a difficult business. This is due to the inherent and accidental complexity of both the design and implementation of networked software ...

Implementing design patterns in the Microsoft .NET Framework isn't all that hard to do; understanding what each pattern does for you and picking which one to use is the real issue. Once you start ...

We discuss some of the most common design patterns in Java and how they can help you solve common coding issues. Learn more. A design pattern is a well-established and documented solution to a common ...

Mention the name "Erich Gamma" and what comes to mind? Patterns? Unit Testing? Eclipse? In his relatively short career, Erich has had a profound impact on the way software is developed, earning him a ...