Book · German · 2024
Patterns kompakt, 6. Auflage
The compact catalogue of essential design patterns for developers and architects, grouped by concern, by Karl Eilebrecht and Gernot Starke.
Patterns kompakt is a concise, practical catalogue of the design patterns that matter most in everyday software development. Rather than reproducing the full theory, it distils each pattern to its essence: the problem it solves, the idea, and when to reach for it. The patterns are grouped by the concerns developers actually face, from foundational patterns through presentation, communication and distribution, integration and persistence.
The sixth edition (Springer Vieweg, 2024) keeps the catalogue current and code-near, a handy desk reference for developers and architects alike.
About the author
The book is primarily the work of Karl Eilebrecht, its principal author across every edition, with Gernot Starke as co-author. Karl is a software developer and architect, and it is his hands-on, implementation-first perspective that keeps Patterns kompakt practical rather than academic: patterns you can apply, explained the way a working developer needs them.
The companion site has the full pattern list and further material.