Learning/Implementing Design Patterns (For Newbies) [closed]

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Head First Design Patterns

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and the Design Pattern Wikipedia page are the best resources for beginners. FluffyCat is another good, free online resource for design patterns in both Java and PHP.

The Gang of Four book is where to go afterward, but it’s fairly advanced, so I’d wait until you have a pretty firm grasp from the other resources.

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