Teaching GoF design patterns through refactoring and role-play

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 717-728

  Jiménez Díaz, Guillermo ^a   Gómez Albarrán, Mercedes ^a   González Calero, Pedro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active learning; Object oriented design pattern learning; Pattern directed refactoring; Role play

Indexed keywords

EID: 51549100894     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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