Chapter 2: Design Patterns in OOP vs. Functional Programming

In this section

• 2.1 Understanding Design Patterns in Java
  • Gang of Four Design Patterns: Creational, Structural, and Behavioral
    Explore the foundational Gang of Four design patterns, categorized into Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns, and their relevance in modern software design.
  • Purpose and Use Cases of Design Patterns in Java
    Explore the purpose and use cases of design patterns in Java, with real-world examples and scenarios highlighting their role in solving design challenges, improving code maintainability, and enhancing extensibility.
• 2.2 Limitations of OOP Design Patterns
  • Complexity and Boilerplate Code in OOP Design Patterns
    Explore how Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) design patterns can lead to complexity and boilerplate code, and how functional programming in Clojure offers a simpler, more maintainable alternative.
  • Inheritance vs. Composition: A Deep Dive into Modern Software Design
    Explore the intricacies of inheritance and composition in software design, focusing on their implications in Java and Clojure. Understand why composition is often favored over inheritance in contemporary development practices.
• 2.3 Functional Programming Paradigms
  • Patterns Emerge from Language Constructs in Clojure
    Explore how Clojure's functional constructs naturally address design patterns, offering elegant solutions to common programming challenges.
  • Emphasizing Functions Over Objects: A Functional Paradigm Shift
    Explore the transition from object-oriented to functional programming, focusing on the use of functions over objects in Clojure. Discover the impact on code organization, modularity, and design patterns.
• 2.4 Comparing OOP and FP Approaches
  • State Management in Functional Programming: A Clojure Perspective
    Explore the nuances of state management in functional programming with Clojure, contrasting it with traditional object-oriented approaches. Learn how immutability simplifies code reasoning and reduces bugs.
  • Code Reusability and Modularity in Functional Programming with Clojure
    Explore how functional programming in Clojure enhances code reusability and modularity compared to object-oriented programming, leveraging higher-order functions and pure functions.
  • Concurrency Models in Clojure: Simplifying Concurrency with Functional Programming
    Explore the concurrency models in Clojure, highlighting the challenges of shared mutable state in OOP and how Clojure's immutable data structures and concurrency primitives offer a simplified approach to concurrent programming.