Object design
by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Alan McKean · first published 2002
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…of the design patterns from the GoF are not necessary in a language with closures. I strongly recommend three books: Smalltalk, Objects, and Design - by Chamond Liu Object Thinking, by David West Object Design: Roles, Responsibilities, and Collaborations by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
on “Ask HN: How to Learn OOP” ↗…Robert C. Martin, and Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns by Kent Beck. Still on the docket are Design Patterns by the Gang of Four, PoEAA by Martin Fowler, Smalltalk, Objects, and Design by Chamond Liu, and Object Design by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock. > confessing that you don't know something and gleefully stopping there is not much better [...] we shouldn't let shamelessness about what we don't know limit us either I promise…
on “Confessions of a Software Developer: No More Self-Censorship” ↗