Java Design Patterns: A Hands-On Experience with Real-World Examples

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Vaskaran SarcarJava Design Patternshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4078-6_27

27. Criticisms of Design Patterns

Vaskaran Sarcar¹ 

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

In this chapter, I present some of the criticisms of design patterns. Reading about the criticisms can offer real value. If you think critically about patterns before you design your software, you can predict your “return on investment” to some degree. Design patterns basically help you benefit from another people’s experience. This is often called experience reuse . You learn how they solved challenges, how they tried to adapt new behaviors in their systems, and so on. A pattern may not perfectly fit into your work, but if you concentrate on the best practices as ...