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Design Patterns Courses

Design Patterns courses can help you learn object-oriented design principles, common design patterns like Singleton and Observer, and best practices for software architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, improving maintainability, and enhancing collaboration among developers. Many courses introduce tools such as UML for visualizing design structures and integrated development environments (IDEs) that facilitate pattern implementation, allowing you to apply these concepts in real coding projects.

Popular Design Patterns Courses and Certifications


  • I

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Foundations and Advanced Practices in UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, Design Research, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Competitive Analysis, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, User Flows, Interactive Design, Persona (User Experience), Qualitative Research, Usability, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Experience Design, Wireframing, Human Computer Interaction

    ★ 4.3 (16) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Embedded Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), Internet Of Things, API Design, User Interface (UI), Embedded Software, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Embedded Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Development

    ★ 4.5 (148) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • M

    Microsoft

    Fundamentals of UI/UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Centered Design, Wireframing, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping

    ★ 4.7 (516) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Software Architecture Patterns for Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Testing, Scalability, Data Architecture, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Performance Stress Testing, Predictive Modeling, Performance Tuning, Microservices, Big Data, Database Architecture and Administration, System Testing, Software Engineering, Data Store, Model Evaluation

    ★ 3.5 (31) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • S

    Skillshare

    Surface Pattern Design: Key Principles for Amazing Patterns

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Editing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Pattern Discovery in Data Mining

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Big Data, Text Mining, Unsupervised Learning, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Image Analysis, Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Correlation Analysis, Information Privacy

    ★ 4.3 (326) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    Effective Game Design Patterns - Unity 6 Compatible

    Skills you'll gain: Code Reusability, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Data-oriented programming, C# (Programming Language), Memory Management, Artificial Intelligence

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • C

    Coursera

    Design Real-Time Architectures with Spark & Kafka

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Apache Spark, Event-Driven Programming, Distributed Computing, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Real-Time Operating Systems, Application Deployment, Systems Architecture, Scalability, Data Processing, Architecture and Construction, Data Transformation, Performance Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    Spring System Design in Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Spring Framework, Microservices, Cloud Deployment, API Design, Spring Boot, OAuth, Java Programming, System Design and Implementation, Java, Systems Design, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Software Design, Web Design and Development, Sprint Planning, NoSQL, SQL, Databases, Product Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Skillshare

    Surface Pattern Design by Hand: Repeat Patterns on Paper

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Design, Graphic Design, Adobe Photoshop, Digital Design, Design Software, Graphics Software, Creative Design, Creativity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • S

    Skillshare

    Watch Me Design a Pattern Collection: Creative Struggles

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Journals, Creative Design, Creativity, Design Strategies, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphics Software, Visual Storytelling, File Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Alberta

    Software Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Unified Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Product Family Engineering, Software Development, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Software Technical Review, Application Deployment

    ★ 4.5 (953) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design patterns courses

  • Foundations and Advanced Practices in UX Design: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
  • Embedded Interface Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Fundamentals of UI/UX Design: Microsoft
  • Software Architecture Patterns for Big Data: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Surface Pattern Design: Key Principles for Amazing Patterns: Skillshare
  • Pattern Discovery in Data Mining: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Effective Game Design Patterns - Unity 6 Compatible: Packt
  • Design Real-Time Architectures with Spark & Kafka: Coursera
  • Spring System Design in Practice: Packt
  • Surface Pattern Design by Hand: Repeat Patterns on Paper: Skillshare

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