User:Danyuyou/Head First Design Pattern

It is one of the best books that introduce design pattern in computer programming.

Traits
The main idea of the series is to effectively stimulate the brain by:
 * Telling stories
 * Visualizing
 * Using attention-grabbing tactics (page layout, non-standard examples …).

By using Metacognition the series' authors and editors try to employ different methods to present information and accelerate the learning process.

Chapters

 * 1
 * 2

Origination
O'Reilly established Head First Labs, where books of the series are presented and the main idea behind the series is explained. The Labs also hosts blogs by some of their authors and hosts some applets that complement their books.

Other books in this series
The official web site for the Head First series has forums for each book as well as code downloads and sample chapters. The first few books include:


 * Head First Software Development (ISBN 0-596-52735-7)
 * Head First PMP (ISBN 0-596-10234-8)
 * Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (ISBN 0-596-00867-8)
 * Head Rush Ajax (ISBN 0-596-10225-9)
 * Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML (ISBN 0-596-10197-X)
 * Head First Java (ISBN 0-596-00920-8)
 * Head First Design Patterns (ISBN 0-596-00712-4)

The offerings in the Head First series is quickly expanding and also delving into subjects that are unrelated to IT, such as Math (Head First Algebra, Head First Statistics (ISBN 0-596-52758-6)), Science (Head First Physics) and project management (Head First PMP). The books are also gaining some popularity for classroom use because of their novel approach at their subject matters.

Awards
The books in the series have received three nominations for Product Excellence Jolt Awards, winning in 2005 for Head First Design Patterns, and were recognized on Amazon.com's yearly top 10 list for computer books from 2003 to 2005.