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Design Patterns Library

A reference library for design patterns of all types

Intermediate
15h 38m
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Design Patterns Library

A reference library for design patterns of all types

Intermediate
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The design patterns library contains descriptions and examples of software design patterns that you can apply in your daily development. These patterns are time proven techniques for building long-lived, well factored software that are widely used in software development today. Unlike other courses in our library, this course will continue to grow with new patterns each month, so check back often.

Design Patterns Library
Intermediate
15h 38m
(2866)
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David Starr - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
David Starr
22 courses 4.4 author rating 8767 ratings

David Starr is a Principal Azure Solutions Architect for Microsoft and has worked in technology leadership positions for over 20 years. He specializes in agile software development practices, patterns and practices, and judicious application of various technologies within development teams. He is a 5 time Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio and a technical instructor with Pluralsight where he focuses on the software development practices and developer tooling curricula. David blogs at ElegantCode.com, is a frequent contributor at conferences and a frequent writer. He has successfully led many product development teams and is a technical learning professional.

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Steve Smith - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
Steve Smith
24 courses 4.5 author rating 13475 ratings

Steve Smith (@ardalis) is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible.

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Robert Horvick - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
Robert Horvick
11 courses 4.4 author rating 5519 ratings

Robert Horvick is software engineer with over two decades of experience building solutions at companies like Microsoft, Citrix, and Google. When not behind a keyboard, you will probably find him behind a camera taking photos of his grandkids.

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Keith Sparkjoy - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
Keith Sparkjoy
8 courses 4.4 author rating 5282 ratings

Keith is a co-founder of Pluralsight, serving as CTO through 2014, where he helped build the initial content delivery system for Pluralsight, then focused on hiring an awesome team of developers in Utah to take it to the next level.

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Brian Lagunas - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
Brian Lagunas
9 courses 4.5 author rating 4559 ratings

Brian Lagunas is a Microsoft MVP, a Microsoft Patterns & Practices Champion, Director of Technology for INETA, co-leader of the Boise .Net Developers User Group (NETDUG), board member of Boise Code Camp, speaker, trainer, author, and original creator of the Extended WPF Toolkit.

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Glenn Block - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
Glenn Block
1 courses 4.4 author rating 2866 ratings

Glenn is a PM on the WCF team working on Microsoft’s future HTTP and REST stack. Prior to WCF he was a PM on the new Managed Extensibility Framework in .NET 4.0. He has experience both inside and outside Microsoft developing software solutions for ISVs and the enterprise. He has also been active in involving folks from the community in the development of software at Microsoft. This has included shipping products under open source licenses, as well as assisting other teams looking to do so.

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Donald Belcham - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
Donald Belcham
9 courses 4.4 author rating 5180 ratings

Donald Belcham is a senior software developer, independent contractor, and agile development expert who is a strong supporter of fundamental OO patterns and practices. Since 2007, he has been awarded the Microsoft MVP Award in C# and is a member of the JetBrains Academy.

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John Brown - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
John Brown
10 courses 4.3 author rating 3975 ratings

John Brown is a Software Craftsman continually looking for intuitive designs, agile architectures, and streamlined processes. With degrees in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins and Aerospace Engineering from Purdue, John is always up for a challenge, especially in his areas of interest in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

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Scott Allen - Pluralsight course - Design Patterns Library
Scott Allen
54 courses 4.7 author rating 80001 ratings

Scott has over 15 years of experience in commercial software development and is a frequent speaker at national conferences, and local user groups. Scott is a Microsoft MVP and has authored books on several Microsoft technologies, including ASP.NET, C#, and Windows Workflow.

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