From: demarcus_at_hotmail_com@tellus.orb.dotsrc.org   
      
   > I wonder if you could recommend some books or some online resources   
   > where I would find exercises for each of the specific design   
   > patterns.  i'm thinking like the typical "exercises" section at the   
   > end of each chapter in books oriented to university courses or   
   > programming, etc., where you're given "school" style of problems to   
   > solve.   
   >   
   > I'm thinking I need some "do it myself" time with this to understand   
   > the subtleties, but am not sure that I can make the ideas fit in the   
   > real problems I have in mind that I want to implement. some "silly"   
   > exercises first could help. all of the books i've seen lack this   
   > section with exercises. any pointers appreciated.   
      
   I don't remember if this book has a lot of exercises but I do remember   
   that it taught the patterns from a pizza-making-perspective, i.e. a   
   fun and comprehensive way. Even if it does have exercises I'm almost   
   sure it doesn't have the answers for them.   
      
   Most of it is Java but it's written so you should understand the   
   patterns no matter the language.   
      
   http://www.amazon.com/dp/0596007124   
      
      
   Also, if you're interested in patterns I can highly recommend you   
   another book that discusses /tactics/. Tactics is what patterns was in   
   the nineties.   
      
   http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321815734   
      
      
   Hope this helps,   
   Daniel   
      
      
      
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