A Compendium of Software Design

Do not abuse design patterns

Design patterns are great to catalogue recurring design problems and their typical solutions. However, design patterns by themselves do not guarantee simple code, and actually they can end up pushing in the opposite direction. They are just a tool that has to be adapted to the context where they are used, not applied to the letter.

Recommended reads

• Head First Design Patterns - Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson

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