--- product_id: 329916937 title: "Elemental Design Patterns, 1/e" price: "MX$2430" currency: MXN in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.mx/products/329916937-elemental-design-patterns-1-e store_origin: MX region: Mexico --- # Elemental Design Patterns, 1/e **Price:** MX$2430 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Elemental Design Patterns, 1/e - **How much does it cost?** MX$2430 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.mx](https://www.desertcart.mx/products/329916937-elemental-design-patterns-1-e) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Book is brand new.Guaranteed customer satisfaction. Review: Symbology can be crucial - Much like Linear Algebra introduces and develops a streamlined symbology for many-equation algebra, the author here introduces 'PIN', a method of encapsulating UML and collapsing the pattern-internals to focus on the -external- connections of the patterns. This elimination of visual complexity - while retaining the ability to 'zoom in' for the details - provides an environment better suited to actually exploring vast swaths of code in search of canonical patterns. Or antipatterns. The author proceeds to use his SPQR mechanistic pattern-seeking code in an attempt to identify individual 'Elemental Design Patterns'. That is - the indivisible core elements of the standard higher-level design patterns. In a fashion that is programming language agnostic. Although this work does not comprehensively explore the core canonical design patterns, it is still a solid introduction to the entire area that does not sink directly into the morass of extensive UML. Review: Heavy theory at parts, but a worthwhile read - I nearly got lost in the theory parts of chapter 2 and 4, but wading through and taking the time to understand the ideas behind these "elemental" patterns was worthwhile upon reaching chapter 5, the pattern catalog, which constitutes the bulk of the book. The Pattern Instance Notation (PIN) diagram introduced in Chapter 3 was very well thought out, and although seemingly somewhat off topic, I'm glad it was included. It provides a hierarchical structure, which gives a way of viewing your system at different levels of granularity. I'm interested to see if it will catch on with software architects. The example code is in C++ and is well-formatted. Although the description of the book claims it will be part "example-rich cookbook", I'm not sure that I'd consider it to be at the cookbook level of practicality. In the end, I think this was an effort worthy of a read by architects and developers, and I think the PIN diagram system may gain popularity, if software aimed at authoring/viewing it easily became available. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #13,590,921 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #324 in Object-Oriented Design | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 13 Reviews | ## Images ![Elemental Design Patterns, 1/e - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31EQjff40wL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Symbology can be crucial *by A***E on June 13, 2012* Much like Linear Algebra introduces and develops a streamlined symbology for many-equation algebra, the author here introduces 'PIN', a method of encapsulating UML and collapsing the pattern-internals to focus on the -external- connections of the patterns. This elimination of visual complexity - while retaining the ability to 'zoom in' for the details - provides an environment better suited to actually exploring vast swaths of code in search of canonical patterns. Or antipatterns. The author proceeds to use his SPQR mechanistic pattern-seeking code in an attempt to identify individual 'Elemental Design Patterns'. That is - the indivisible core elements of the standard higher-level design patterns. In a fashion that is programming language agnostic. Although this work does not comprehensively explore the core canonical design patterns, it is still a solid introduction to the entire area that does not sink directly into the morass of extensive UML. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heavy theory at parts, but a worthwhile read *by E***N on August 21, 2012* I nearly got lost in the theory parts of chapter 2 and 4, but wading through and taking the time to understand the ideas behind these "elemental" patterns was worthwhile upon reaching chapter 5, the pattern catalog, which constitutes the bulk of the book. The Pattern Instance Notation (PIN) diagram introduced in Chapter 3 was very well thought out, and although seemingly somewhat off topic, I'm glad it was included. It provides a hierarchical structure, which gives a way of viewing your system at different levels of granularity. I'm interested to see if it will catch on with software architects. The example code is in C++ and is well-formatted. Although the description of the book claims it will be part "example-rich cookbook", I'm not sure that I'd consider it to be at the cookbook level of practicality. In the end, I think this was an effort worthy of a read by architects and developers, and I think the PIN diagram system may gain popularity, if software aimed at authoring/viewing it easily became available. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you're looking for programming theory, this book is for you *by E***R on January 11, 2013* I bought this book as a gift for my husband, who is a professional computer programmer and university instructor, and he loves it. 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