Software Design in Python

Ronald Mak is a former NASA senior scientist and professor known for translating complex design into practical skills. With decades leading aerospace and financial software projects, Ronald brings clarity, warmth, and real-world lessons to every page. He distills proven object-oriented principles into Python examples that help readers write maintainable, scalable code.

• PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1 THE PATH TO WELL-DESIGNED SOFTWARE 2 ITERATE TO ACHIEVE GOOD DESIGN PART 2: DESIGN THE RIGHT APPLICATION 3 GET REQUIREMENTS TO BUILD THE RIGHT APPLICATION 4 GOOD CLASS DESIGN TO BUILD THE APPLICATION RIGHT PART 3: DESIGN THE APPLICATION RIGHT 5 HIDE CLASS IMPLEMENTATIONS  6 DON'T SURPRISE YOUR USERS 7 DESIGN SUBCLASSES RIGHT PART 4: DESIGN PATTERNS SOLVE APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE PROBLEMS 8 THE TEMPLATE METHOD AND STRATEGY DESIGN PATTERNS 9 THE FACTORY METHOD AND THE ABSTRACT FACTORY DESIGN PATTERNS 10 THE ADAPTER AND FAÇADE DESIGN PATTERNS 11 THE ITERATOR AND VISITOR DESIGN PATTERNS 12 THE OBSERVER DESIGN PATTERN 13 THE STATE DESIGN PATTERN 14 THE SINGLETON, COMPOSITE, AND DECORATOR DESIGN PATTERNS PART 5: ADDITIONAL DESIGN TECHNIQUES 15 DESIGNING SOLUTIONS WITH RECURSION AND BACKTRACKING 16 DESIGNING MULTITHREADED PROGRAMS

Every developer designs software, but few have a design process, and fewer still have a set of core principles to guide that process. This is a critical skillset that is lacking among most software developers. I think it's an absolutely essential book that fills a critical need.Robert Nicholson, Independent Consultant  The book does a great job of making complex software design principles accessible. The use of examples, diagrams, and real-world scenarios helps simplify the concepts, making them easier to grasp, especially for those new to the subject.Shantanu Kumar, Senior Software Engineer, Amazon