We discuss some of the most common design patterns in Java and how they can help you solve common coding issues. Learn more. A design pattern is a well-established and documented solution to a common ...

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Whenever an activity occurs in repetition, such as programming, patterns emerge and can be documented. The benefits of documenting and using software design patterns are well established, as are some ...

In of this three-part series introducing design patterns, I referred to Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Design. This classic was written by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph ...

The controller handles incoming requests and puts any data the client needs into a component called a model. When the controller's work is done, the model is passed to a view component for rendering.

I'm writing an application to learn Swing. I've done myself no favors in that I keep changing the target, and now I'm approaching the level where I've glommed to many hacks and fixes onto my original ...