A design pattern is a well-established and documented solution to a common software problem. You can think of them as best practices used by knowledgeable and experienced software developers.

We wish there were more collections of common design patterns and solutions out there; if you know of others be sure to let us know. Note: The image at the top is a plate from the famous test ...

EJB Design Patterns goes beyond high-level design pattern descriptions into critical EJB-specific implementation issues, illustrated with source code implementations. The book contains a catalog of ...