[pattern.read] Read books on patterns

If nothing else, books will teach you how to read.  Some of the patterns are used everywhere and there is a good chance what you're trying to do has already been well described.  If you're lucky the pattern will even include the edge cases you hadn't thought of.

Having a design pattern book library on your desk will make you look smart, but being able to recommend an appropriate pattern for a project will help your team spend more time building great software and less on boilerplate.

Some suggested patterns to start with:

• Publish/Subscribe

• Factory (also Abstract Factory)

• Model View Controller (MVC)

• Decorator

• Delegate