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Design Patterns and the Gang of Four: Reusable Vocabulary for Object-Oriented Design

Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides turned recurring object-oriented design structures into a named catalog of 23 patterns, giving programmers a shared vocabulary for discussing reusable design decisions.

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JUnit and the Rise of Automated Developer Testing

JUnit made repeatable unit tests easy to write and run inside Java projects, helping turn automated developer testing from a specialist practice into everyday programming infrastructure.

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