pOne of the great things about the book is the way the authors explain concepts very simply using analogies rather than programming examples-this has been very inspiring for a product I'm working on an audio-only introduction to OOP and software development.p p-Bruce Eckelp p...I would expect that readers with a basic understanding of object-oriented programming and design would find this book useful, before approaching design patterns completely. emDesign Patterns Explained emcomplements the existing design patterns texts and may perform a very useful role, fitting between introductory texts such as UML Distilled and the more advanced patterns books.p p-James Noblep pLeverage the quality and productivity benefits of patterns-without the complexity! emDesign Patterns Explained, Second Editionem is the field's simplest, clearest, most practical introduction to patterns. Using dozens of updated Java examples, it shows programmers and architects exactly how to use patterns to design, deve