Visual Basic .NET Design Patterns

Visual Basic .NET Design Patterns, 9780471268604 (0471268607), John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Experience gives programmers a variety of wisdom. As programmers gain experience, they may recognize new problems as being similar to problems they have solved before. With even more experience, they recognize that solutions for similar problems follow recurring patterns. By being aware of these patterns, experienced programmers recognize situations that patterns apply to and immediately use the solution without having to stop, analyze the problem, and pose possible strategies.

Software patterns are reusable solutions to recurring problems you encounter during software development. When a programmer discovers a pattern, it is just an insight. In most cases, to go from an unverbalized insight to a well thought out idea that the programmer can clearly articulate is surprisingly difficult. It is also an extremely valuable step. When we understand a pattern well enough to put it into words, we are able to intelligently combine it with other patterns. More importantly, once put into words, a pattern can be used in discussions among programmers who know the pattern. That allows programmers to more effectively collaborate and combine their wisdom. It can also help avoid the situation of programmers arguing over different solutions to a problem, only to find that they were really thinking of the same solution but expressing it in different ways.

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