[gang-of-4-patterns] ANN: Refactoring to Patterns Interactive

[Joshua Kerievsky]

Hi Folks,

(Apologies if you've seen this email before on other lists)

We recently released a new version of our online workshop -- Refactoring 
to Patterns Interactive -- http://industriallogic.com/rtpdata/index.html

The new release features:

* 7 Important / Advanced Refactoring Challenges -- Including 
Refactorings To Visitor, Interpreter & State Patterns

* Free Demo Pattern -- Allows you to experience what the workshop is like

* A Screencast (narrated movie) of Refactoring to the Strategy pattern - 
showing how to use automated tools (Eclipse for Java, and 
Resharper/Visual Studio for C#) to perform refactorings

* New Price: US$99.00 (effective only until the end of May, 2006)

Refactoring to Patterns Interactive has the following learning objectives:

* Identify areas of code (“smells”) in need of pattern-directed refactorings

* Gain hands-on experience in applying sequences of low-level 
refactorings to go to, towards or away from pattern implementations

* Gain a rich understanding of important Design Patterns, comparisons 
between patterns and real-world examples

* Understand the art of refactoring to patterns in order to apply that 
art to real-world projects and patterns not covered in this workshop

* Understand why using patterns to improve existing code is frequently 
better than using patterns early in a new design

We have Java and C# versions of the workshop. Prior to taking the 
workshop, we expect that you have familiarity with design concepts like 
tight and loose coupling and object-oriented concepts like inheritance, 
polymorphism, encapsulation, composition, interfaces, abstract and 
concrete classes and methods.

For many more details about the workshop, please visit 
http://industriallogic.com/rtpdata/index.html