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Published Apr 07 2005, 11:13 AM by breichelt

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choy said:

I'd suggest joining a study group of some sort. Joshua Kerievsky started one here in New York City and the collaborative study helped me learn the patterns in great depth. If there isn't a study group in your area, perhaps setup one where you work.

# April 7, 2005 10:33 PM

breichelt said:

Thats a good idea, I dont know of one in the Minneapolis area, but I'll look around.

# April 8, 2005 7:54 AM

Hi Ben,

I haven't heard of one either around Minneapolis. I used to run a class at a consulting firm I worked for a few years back. It's pretty dry stuff, but when you use the tools associated with the original Gamma, et. al. book they become more reference material than front-to-back reading. Have you picked up Fowlers book yet (Patterns of Enterprise App Architecture)? Good stuff there.

I was looking at that Head First Design Patterns book last week at a bookstore. The cover made me go 'huh?' and I put it back. I'll be interested to hear more about the book if you blog about it.

# April 8, 2005 10:03 AM

breichelt said:

Steve, the cover definitely throws you off, and even if you flip through the book, it has the appearance of a grade school book, something like a "Fun with Mathematics" feel, but the content is actually very good and the examples are simplified, but real world nonetheless.

# April 8, 2005 11:19 AM