Design Patterns Explained Simply

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Learn best practices of software design to provide flexible and reusable software solution

Get hands-on experience with each Gang of Four design pattern using the latest version of C# (Visual Studio Community 2017). For each of the patterns, you’ll see at least one real-world scenario, a coding example, and a complete implementation including output.

Build server-side applications more efficiently—and improve your PHP programming skills in the process—by learning how to use design patterns in your code. This book shows you how to apply several object-oriented patterns through simple examples, and demonstrates many of them in full-fledged working applications.

Your concise guide to implementing popular design patterns with Java EE 8