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Design Patterns and Refactoring

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Reviewed:: Jan 18, 2021 by Computer Science

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Overview:

Design Patterns and Refactoring articles and guides. Design Patterns video tutorials for newbies. Simple descriptions and full source code examples in Java, C++, C#, PHP and Delphi.

Type of Material:

Reference Material

Recommended Uses:

Support for course that addresses object-oriented design

Self-paced

Technical Requirements:

Web browser

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Overview of Object-Oriented Design Patterns

Target Student Population:

College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Software development, software design, object-oriented analysis, and object-oriented programming

Content Quality

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Strengths:

There is a collection of major design patterns.

It is a useful reference for learning design patterns.

There are examples for illustraing the basic concepts and models.

Concepts appear valid

Provides reasonable coverage of the domain

Appropriate discourse and examples

Valuable inclusion of code examples

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Goals are clear once opening page is perused, although not obvious from the title

Descriptive content increases the potential for student learning

Source code examples increase the potential for concept understanding

There are good diagrams and examples to promote conceptual understanding

Primarily useful as reference and source of examples

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The website looks very nice with consistent layout.

The design patterns are categorized.

The website is easy to navigate.

In summary, it is a well-designed and useful website for learning design patterns.

Concerns:

Signifcant content is conveyed by images without meaningful ALT text or any other textual conveyance; may not be accessible to potential learners

Other Issues and Comments:

Link goes specifically to information about Design Patterns; should rename resource "Design Patterns".

If intent of submitter was to address the larger set of materials available at the website, consider changing the URL to https://sourcemaking.com, and indicating that content includes Design Patterns, Antipatterns, Refactoring, and UML.

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