Why read Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture?

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The practice of enterprise application development has benefited from the emergence of many new enabling technologies. Multi-tiered object-oriented platforms, such as Java and .NET, have become commonplace. These new tools and technologies are capable of building powerful applications, but they are not easily implemented. Common failures in enterprise applications often…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Paolo Perrotta

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If one author influenced my way of thinking about software, that’s Martin Fowler. From planning to architectures, his insights are embedded in every line of code I write. I was certain that one of his books would make my list.

But which one? Let’s face it–many of Fowler's books feel dated today. Not because his ideas became obsolete, but because they're now taken for granted. Who needs to re-read a book like Refactoring, when we all have a refactoring menu at our fingertips?

So I settled on this book. It’s a catalog of patterns, but one of the best. And…

From Paolo's list on classic software that are still worth reading.