Software Design Patterns: Best Practices for Software Developers

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This course helps you become a better software engineer by mastering design patterns in software engineering.

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This course helps you become a better software engineer by mastering design patterns in software engineering.

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Course Overview

Being good at problem-solving is one thing but to take your career to the next level, one must know how complex software projects are architected. Software design patterns provide templates and tricks used to design and solve recurring software problems and tasks. Applying time-tested patterns result in extensible, maintainable and flexible high-quality code, exhibiting superior craftsmanship of a software engineer. Being well-versed in knowledge of design patterns allows one to spot brittle and immature c...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Java

Software Engineering

Software Design Patterns

Object Oriented Design

Course Content

Start

This chapter covers the basics of design patterns, providing a foundation for understanding their purpose and categorization in software engineering.

Introduction

Types of Design Patterns

Creational Patterns

This chapter explores five essential creational design patterns: Builder, Singleton, Prototype, Factory Method, and the Abstract Factory.

Builder Pattern

Singleton Pattern

Prototype Pattern

Factory Method Pattern

Abstract Factory Pattern

Structural Patterns

This chapter covers seven key structural design patterns: Adapter, Bridge, Composite, Decorator, Facade, Flyweight, and Proxy, and their applications.

Behavioral Patterns

Learn how to implement behavioral design patterns like Chain of Responsibility, Iterator, Mediator, Memento, and more to create flexible and maintainable code.

Chain of Responsibility Pattern

The End

This chapter summarizes the key concepts of design patterns covered in the course and provides a concluding perspective on their impact in software development.

Summary

Epilogue

Course Author

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Anthony Walker

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Evan Dunbar

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Carlos Matias La Borde

Software Developer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Vinay Krishnaiah

Software Developer

Eric Downs

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Kenan Eyvazov

DevOps Engineer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Eric Downs

Musician/Entrepeneur

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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