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alex.barylski
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Book trading

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I have two books which I have tried to read several times but for whatever reasons I have not enjoyed enough to persue, one I find really dry and the other uses annoying analogies (ie: duck class inherit from bird class).

Books are:

1. Head First Design Patterns
2. Software requirements patterns (Microsoft press)

Both are in new-like condition as I have never really read them or dragged them around anywhere.

I'm looking at amazon.ca right now and I really want the GoF book on patterns as it uses a WYSIWYG editor as a case study (which is something I have attempted to implement several times -- so that would be really interesting). I also wouldn't mind getting my hands on Refactoring by Fowler. I have been building a refactoring tool for my own PHP applications and it probably wouldn't hurt to familarize myself with the vocabulary set forth by that book.

So if anyone has either of the above books and would care to trade (I'm willing to pay the difference for the price set by Amazon.ca -- if needed -- or shoulder the cost if my book is greater value) let me know.

If there is any place developers can trade books also, I'd be interested in hearing about it. Thanks :)

Cheers,
Alex
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Re: Book trading

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PCSpectra wrote:If there is any place developers can trade books also, I'd be interested in hearing about it. Thanks :)
Sounds like a good project, if it does not already exist!
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Hah I remember I was going to trade with you but then I realized we were just both trying to offload the less than mediocre books.... I'd rather save my time and just buy the ones I know are good
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Hah I remember I was going to trade with you but then I realized we were just both trying to offload the less than mediocre books.... I'd rather save my time and just buy the ones I know are good
I wouldn't say they are mediocre books. The heads first especially is a well established book:

http://www.amazon.com/First-Design-Patt ... 890&sr=8-1

It just doesn't do it for me, I absolutely hate stories, long winded anaologies, etc. I prefer something terse like the Java blurprints.
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Head First Design Patterns is great book and I recommend it to everyone new to software design and/or everyone who find reading the "Design patterns" book too hard.
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Well thing is...it's more for someone just being introduced to design patterns...so while it's not a newbie book it's not exactly advanced...you can only read so many interpretations of the factory pattern or adapter or whatever...before you begin a search for something different.

Most patterns articles, books, etc share an almost identical feeling (for lack of a better word) to Fowler's PoEAA -- perhaps for good reason -- but whatever...

I figure the GoF book would be quite unique in it's approach, etc...plus it uses a WYSIWYG editor as a project -- which has always been a big interest for me. :D

I've puchased the GoF book already but refactoring by Fowler...might be of interest to me still...

I also have the book "Code Craft" by Pete Goodelife(sp?) which was an interesting read as well -- very fresh approach to quality software design, etc. Not sure I want to depart with that book but still. :)
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