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		Design Patterns CD : Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, et al Our Price: $29.95 Usually ships in 24 hours Essential Reading: Design Patterns Read an interview with author John Vlissides. View a sample of the CD

Best of Object-Oriented Programming, 1998
The full hypertext edition of the excellent Design Patterns provides the essence of patterns in a handy electronic format.
by Richard Dragan

Software design patterns make you a better software developer by letting you reuse tried-and-true solutions within new projects. The most authoritative recent guide to patterns is Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, a book written by the so-called Gang of Four--Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides. The authors explain software design patterns, making you a better software developer. It's now available as Design Patterns CD on CD-ROM, making an essential text even more useful.

These four pattern researchers from several continents combined their expertise to write a book cataloging 23 essential--and elegant--software patterns. (These patterns go by names like Builder, Factory, Fagade, Memento, and Iterator.) The simple fact is that every developer needs to have these patterns in his or her repertoire in order to speak intelligently in design meetings and the like. What better way to get this vital knowledge than on a convenient CD-ROM? The electronic edition of this bestselling text contains all the material in the printed book, with all the advantages of hypertext. You can search easily and even cut and paste code and design samples into your own custom projects from any browser. The Design Patterns CD is all you need to get a handle on the world of patterns. It will help you create more maintainable and efficient software in less time.

Richard Dragan is the senior software engineer at PC Magazine.