Pattern Oriented Design: Taking Design Patterns to the Next Level
ÜberConf
Denver · July 16 - 19, 2013
About this Presentation
This seminar starts by teaching the basics of design patterns. However, instead of focusing on patterns as solutions, we’ll investigate the thought process that created the patterns in the first place. While patterns are often described as “solutions to recurring problems in a context” that’s really only the first step to understanding what patterns really are.
Patterns are really a thought process to solving problems. The patterns themselves, as individual design elements, are interesting and somewhat useful. But, it is when you learn to think in a pattern-oriented way that they deliver the vast majority of their value to you. Patterns are the result of following a few principles – find what varies, encapsulate it and design to an interface that hides the variation – as well as a few additional supporting practices. This seminar will lay these out.
Lead Author of Design Patterns Explained, Essential Skills for Agile Developer
Al Shalloway is the founder and CEO of Net Objectives. With over 40 years of experience, Al is an industry thought leader in Lean, Kanban, product portfolio management, Scrum and agile design. He helps companies transition to Lean and Agile methods enterprise-wide as well teaches courses in these areas. Al is a SAFe Program Consultant as well as a certified Kanban instructor by the Lean Kanban University. Al has developed training and coaching methods for Lean-Agile that have helped Net Objectives' clients achieve long-term, sustainable productivity gains. He is a popular speaker at prestigious conferences worldwide. He is the primary author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility and Essential Skills for the Agile Developer. Al has worked in literally dozens of industries over his career. He is a co-founder and board member for the Lean Software and Systems Consortium. He has a Masters in Computer Science from M.I.T. as well as a Masters in Mathematics from Emory University.