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500 pages, , Print edition paperback
ISBN 978-1-4932-2743-3
500 pages,
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500 pages, , Print edition paperback
E-book formats: EPUB, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-2745-7
Get to know the tools of the software trade! Understand the fundamentals of good software design and development, from object-oriented principles to clean code guidelines. Once you have a solid foundation, get your hands dirty with sample programs that use software architecture and design patterns like MVC, factory, chain of responsibility, adapter, and many more. Every program will walk you step by step through a problem, its context, its solution, and relevant limitations. With information on creating good documentation and implementing best practices, this comprehensive guide will improve your applications!
  • Understand the fundamentals of good software design
  • Master architecture, design, application organization, documentation, and more
  • Learn to use essential design patterns by following detailed code examples
About the Book About the E-book 500 pages, paperback. Reference book format 7 x 10 in. Printed black and white on 60# offset paper from sustainable sources. Reader-friendly serif font (TheAntiquaB 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF and EPUB files for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you'll learn about:

  1. Mastering Fundamentals

    Create extensible, maintainable, and high-quality applications with the help of design principles and patterns. Understand good software design, the basic principles of software development, and the tools you need as a software developer.

  2. Thinking Outside the Box

    Walk through approaches to achieve good software design—independent of classic design patterns. Learn about object-oriented principles, define functions and methods, ensure the quality of your code with unit tests, and more.

  3. Putting Theory into Practice

    See theory in action with numerous code examples and best practice models! Test your understanding by working through realistic problems from everyday software design and compare your solutions to those provided. Get tips on documentation and comments in the source code.

Highlights include:

  • Object-oriented programming
  • Clean code
  • Design patterns
  • Software design principles
  • Application organization
  • Creation patterns
  • Structural patterns
  • Behavioral patterns
  • Data patterns
  • System architecture patterns
  • Cloud-native patterns
  • Documentation

Kristian Köhler is a software architect and developer with a passion for solving problems using efficient, well-structured software.

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