Key Facts and Insights from the Book
- The Gang of Four: The book was written by four authors: Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides, who are collectively known as the Gang of Four.
- The Essence of the Book: "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" is a seminal book in software engineering that expounds on 23 design patterns.
- Design Patterns: The book categorizes design patterns into three types: creational, structural, and behavioral.
- Creational Patterns: These patterns deal with object creation mechanisms, trying to create objects in a manner suitable to the situation.
- Structural Patterns: These patterns...