Pattern catalogs are available to deal with various concerns of software development, be it design, architecture, security, data, and so on. Most applications, or even frameworks, leverage only a fraction of the patterns listed earlier. Understanding the pattern catalogs and their applicability is a rich source of design ideas for any software developer. A developer should be careful to avoid the malady of so-called pattern diarrhoea.
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Sr. no |
Pattern catalog |
Primary use-case |
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1 |
GoF patterns |
These are fundamental patterns which occur time and again, regardless of the domain. These are used in a context agnostic manner. |
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2 |
POSA catalog |
The areas where these patterns are relevant include concurrency management, distributed programming, middleware software, and so on. |
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3 |
POEAA catalog |
Enterprise web application development using .NET and JEE platforms. |
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4 |
EIP |
Application integration in modern enterprises. |
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5 |
J2EE design patterns |
Writing web applications using .NET and Java. |
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6 |
DDD |
In fact, this book is a framework for developing rich domain models in a persistent ignorant manner. |
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7 |
Arlow/Nuestadt |
Very useful when we are writing enterprise applications, and no need to break one's head to create the database schema. Most of the entities are available here as a business archetype. |