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Developers of enterprise applications (e.g reservation systems, supply chain programs, financial systems, etc.) face a unique set of challenges, different than those faced by their desktop system and embedded system peers. For this reason, enterprise developers must uncover their own solutions. In this new book, noted software engineering expert Martin Fowler turns his attention to enterprise application development. He helps professionals understand the complex -- yet critical -- aspects of architecture. While architecture is important to all application development, it is particularly critical to the success of an enterprise project, where issues such as performance and concurrent multi-user access are paramount. The book presents patterns (proven solutions to recurring problems) in enterprise architecture, and the context provided by the author enables the reader to make the proper choices when faced with a difficult design decision.

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Enterprise applications are about the display, manipulation, and storage of large amounts of often complex data and the support or automation of business processes with that data. Examples include reservation systems, financial systems, supply chain systems, and many others that run modern business. Enterprise applications have their own particular challenges and solutions, and they are different from embedded systems, control systems, telecoms, or desktop productivity software.

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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 occur because their developers do not understand the architectural lessons that experienced object developers have learned.

Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture is written in direct response to the stiff challenges that face enterprise application developers. The author, noted object-oriented designer Martin Fowler, noticed that despite changes in technology--from Smalltalk to CORBA to Java to .NET--the same basic design ideas can be adapted and applied to solve common problems. With the help of an expert group of contributors, Martin distills over forty recurring solutions into patterns. The result is an indispensable handbook of solutions that are applicable to any enterprise application platform.

This book is actually two books in one. The first section is a short tutorial on developing enterprise applications, which you can read from start to finish to understand the scope of the book's lessons. The next section, the bulk of the book, is a detailed reference to the patterns themselves. Each pattern provides usage and implementation information, as well as detailed code examples in Java or C#. The entire book is also richly illustrated with UML diagrams to further explain the concepts.

Armed with this book, you will have the knowledge necessary to make important architectural decisions about building an enterprise application and the proven patterns for use when building them.

The topics covered include:

Dividing an enterprise application into layers
The major approaches to organizing business logic
An in-depth treatment of mapping between objects and relational databases
Using Model-View-Controller to organize a Web presentation
Handling concurrency for data that spans multiple transactions
Designing distributed object interfaces

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Martin Fowler is an independent consultant who has applied objects to pressing business problems for more than a decade. He has consulted on systems in fields such as health care, financial trading, and corporate finance. His clients include Chrysler, Citibank, UK National Health Service, Andersen Consulting, and Netscape Communications. In addition, Fowler is a regular speaker on objects, the Unified Modeling Language, and patterns.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison-Wesley Professional
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 5, 2002
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321127420
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321127426
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.7 x 1.36 x 9.5 inches

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For all of my career I've been interested in the design and architecture of software systems, particularly those loosely classed as Enterprise Applications. I firmly believe that poor software design leads to software that is difficult to change in response to growing needs, and encourages buggy software that saps the productivity of computer users everywhere.

I'm always trying to find out what designs are effective, what approaches lead people into trouble, how we can organize our work to do better designs, and how to communicate what I've learned to more people. My books and website are all ways in which I can share what I learn and I'm glad I've found a way to make a living doing this.

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Customers find the book to be a valuable resource for understanding enterprise application architecture, with one customer noting how it explains key patterns in a simple way. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability, with one customer highlighting the author's clear writing style, and another mentioning the inclusion of examples in multiple programming languages. Additionally, customers appreciate the hardcover format and reference content. However, several customers note that the content is somewhat outdated.

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Customers appreciate the book's knowledge base, with one customer noting how it explains complex subjects in a simple way, while others mention it covers valid concepts and serves as an excellent reference for enterprise application development.

"...book for 7 years and I reference it often as I plan and build enterprise architecture...." Read more

"It is a great book with many used patterns on a lot of frameworks and libraries nowadays...." Read more

"...modern technologies, frameworks are always changing but good design practices stays the same, this book provides a good glance of what issues those..." Read more

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Customers find the book well written and easy to read, with one customer noting its fantastic presentation and another highlighting its great examples in multiple languages.

"...the concepts are universal and can be applied to almost any object oriented language...." Read more

"...in here is an amazing revelation, but the common approach, terminology, and ways of categorizing problems and solutions make it very valuable...." Read more

"...vocabulary if you're not used to reading such books, but it's quite well written for people that doesn't read and understand english fluently." Read more

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"...This book explains all the key enterprise patterns and can be used as an index. Highly recommended." Read more

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Darryl Porter
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Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016
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The patterns in this book are as relevant today as they were when Fowler wrote them out 14 years ago. You'll find these patterns used in most of the popular (regardless of language) web development frameworks use today. I've owned this book for 7 years and I reference it often as I plan and build enterprise architecture. I came here specifically to write a review after pulling the book down to plan out a new application. To use a cliche, it has stood the test of time.

I read in a review that this book is biased toward java: I must disagree--while most of the example are in java (chosen because its a language most developer, at least, know how to read, if not program in), the concepts are universal and can be applied to almost any object oriented language. I've never programmed an enterprise application in Java--yet, it is my go to book when designing architecture for my language of choice.

So if you are thinking are buying this and think it is dated: Its not.
Or think its for java devs: its not.

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Ignacio
A great book to undestand how many tools and frameworks works
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
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It is a great book with many used patterns on a lot of frameworks and libraries nowadays. Also a negative point is some of those patterns are outdated.

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Book full of classical architectural patterns
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Many of them may seem to be old and outdated but the fundamental concepts still apply today with modern technologies, frameworks are always changing but good design practices stays the same, this book provides a good glance of what issues those architectural design patterns came to solve and yet is solving more complex design issues today.

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An Underrated Subject and Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2008
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I didn't look at this book for a long time simply because of the word "enterprise." I felt the word was too overloaded to be useful. I've heard too many managers, recruiters, and other programmers use this word to mean too many different things. Fowler defines enterprise application as "the display, manipulation, and storage of large amounts of often complex data and the support or automation of business process with that data." By that definition every system I've ever worked on has been an enterprise application.

Cons

A dense, tough read. I almost wish I was at a whiteboard or kept a notepad while reading.

Pros

Fowler gives a fantastic presentation of how to design software using databases, distributed components, etc. This is given through good narratives and anecdotes of Fowler's own experiences, and also through the patterns distilled from these.

The best thing I can say about this book is I would put it fourth in the list of books-I'd-like-anybody-I'm-working-with-to-have-read, right after to Design Patterns, Refactoring, and Extreme Programming Explained.

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As with most patterns books, not everything in here is an amazing revelation, but the common approach, terminology, and ways of categorizing problems and solutions make it very valuable.

Programmers who utilize design patterns and refactoring, and who work on software systems involving distributed components and/or databases should take a look at this book.

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Hardcover instead of paperback!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
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Great condition, except that it is a hardcover and I ordered paperback.

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Daniel Liuzzi
Kindle Edition missing all figures/diagrams (Update: FIXED)
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The Kindle Edition does NOT include any figures or diagrams. Quite an unpleasant surprise when reading passages like "The easiest way to see the difference is to look at the sequence diagrams for the two approaches (Figures 2.1 and 2.2).", clicking on those links and only finding a bare caption with no figure whatsoever. I contacted Amazon's customer service about this, and they replied with a mere "Occasionally, conversion to digital requires modification of content, layout, or format, including the omission of some images and tables". It would be great if Amazon worked together with the publishers to make it clear when there is missing content somewhere in its product page. Paying almost the price of the hardcover to end up with an incomplete product is unfair to say the least, and overall a bad experience for the reader.

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As of May 3, 2011, the issue with the missing figures/diagrams seems to be fixed.

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Jay R. Wren
Must have reference for all developers
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2007
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Even if you don't do "Enterprise Application" development, this book is a must have in your library. If you have been developing for more than a couple of years and you haven't seen 1/2 of the patterns in this book, then you are probably doing something wrong and this book could greatly help you.

Even if you do know 1/2 or more of the patterns in this book it is a great reference to the details of these patterns. Unless you are a Sophomore Software Engineering Student I'd recommend this book over the GoF book. Gof is a must have too, but if you can only have one. Get this one!

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Matthew C.
Pretty good
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2015
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I'm sure this book was very helpful for its time, but right now I feel it's a bit dated. Microsoft has moved away from datasets (Thankfully) so some of what it's talking about doesn't make sense anymore. I think the advice is very sound though. Also, internet is a lot faster so I'm not sure if the "Don't distribute your system advice" holds anymore.

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For Beginners, Architect and Devs
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Good book got it for 950 Rs, received in good condition and paper quality is ok. Referencing is done well for quick look. How it works section and examples are helpful to understand the author's way of thinking. Beginners and people who want to know architechture patterns must read this book.

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De acordo com o esperado
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Vem numa embalagem um tanto quanto "rústica", mas chegou sem nenhum amassado ou arranhão, não tenho o que reclamar. Quanto ao conteúdo do livro, apesar de generalista e um pouco antigo, é possível extrair bastante aprendizado e percepções do dia a dia, recomendo a leitura

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Neatly compiled and written. Definitly worth the read

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A basic book that helps understanding the foundations of the construction of enterprise systems. It is not the ultimate source of truth though, and requires further reading on the trending topics and concepts that are gaining momentum and have been proven to work.

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