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In a Seminar, Shalloway elucidated some of the CommonCharacteristicsOfDesignPatterns that are also the characteristics of good OO design principles.

He encourages a study of software design patterns which will emphasize the common OO techniques used. This will allow a deeper and more fundamental understanding of patterns.

Author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design (ISBN: 0201715945)

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CategoryPerson [or did Alan write this page himself?]

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No, I didn't write that - but I agree with it.  My book has a newer, much better, edition. (ISBN: 0321247140)
Alan Shalloway