>Has anyone read this book. I have been suggested to read this, but the suggestion came from a programmer who works in C+ and Java.
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>Before I go out and plunk down whatever 40+$ just looking for any comments.
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>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201633612/qid%3D997894744/sr%3D2-1/ref%3Daps%5Fsr%5Fb%5F1%5F1/103-2772274-7878232
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>Thanks
>Bob Lee

If you can't name more than a few design patterns off the top of your head, or if you find yourself thinking "What a great movie!" when someone talks about a "memento," you should buy it. You'll find that the patterns are language-independent. We have a copy in the office, but after reading a couple of chapters, I bought my own.

You probably already use a version of some patterns described, you just didn't know you were using them, and you may find that you could have done a better/faster/less "buggy" job had you read the book first. It's next on my reading list after I finish "The UML Modeling Language User Guide" -- another excellent book by the way.
---J