*Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves. *The authors begin by describing what patterns are and how they can help you design object-oriented software. They then go on to systematically name, explain, evaluate, and catalog recurring designs in object-oriented systems. With Design Patterns as your guide, you will learn how these important patterns fit into the software development process, and how you can leverage them to solve your own design problems most efficiently.

From The Publisher:

Central to this book is a catalog of 23 design patterns that have seen successful practical application and are representative of good object-oriented design. Each pattern describes the circumstances in which it is applicable, when it can be applied in view of other design constraints, and the consequences and tradeoffs of using the pattern in a larger design.