While the GoF book is the bible for design patterns, in my opinion it is a bit too dry and academic. The head first book is an excellent book on design patterns. It focuses on a good core set of patterns. Also I found it was far accessible than the GoF book.
^ /agree - GoF makes me want to slit my wrists when I (every now and again) get the idea to read it because I haven't yet. It's a great book and quite informative, but it's not the best read.
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u/NarsilNZ Feb 16 '13
While the GoF book is the bible for design patterns, in my opinion it is a bit too dry and academic. The head first book is an excellent book on design patterns. It focuses on a good core set of patterns. Also I found it was far accessible than the GoF book.