In computer science, Design Patterns (ISBN 0201633612) is a book by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides, better known as the "Gang of Four" or simply "GoF".

The first half of the book covers the definition of software design patterns then the second half shows the list of a host of practical reusable design patterns. Below is the list:

Table of contents
1 Creational Patterns
2 Structural Patterns
3 Behavioral Patterns

Creational Patterns

Structural Patterns

Behavioral Patterns

For information about software design patterns in general, see Software design pattern, which provides a more extensive list of design patterns.\n