Lance's Whiteboard

Design Pattern Links II

I frequently have coworkers asking where to start learning about Design Patterns.  Last year I dumped many of my links into a post, but its still easy to get lost when trying to get started. 

This is especially true for learning Design Patterns in .NET because most of the articles pre-date the .NET Framework and therefore are specific to other languages such as C++, Java, SmallTalk, etc.

So, here is my latest recommendation on learning Design Patterns for .NET developers:

• www.PatternShare.org (wiki)
• Microsoft Patterns & Practices (web portal)
• Enterprise Solution Patterns Using Microsoft .NET (.pdf Download)

These are excellent resources that have practical designs and implmentable examples.

Codesmith: CustomException Template

I  recently posted a CustomException CodeSmith template to the CodeSmith Template Forum.

This is my first attempt at publishing a template, so be kind.  Please submit your suggestions to the forums in reply to my post.