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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


  • P

    Packt

    Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles, Diagram Design, Memory Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • 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 stars, 519 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Spring Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Microservices, JUnit, Model View Controller, Restful API, Application Frameworks, Spring Boot, Software Architecture, Data Store, API Gateway, Web Services, Cloud-Native Computing, Transaction Processing, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Persistence, Frontend Integration, Service Oriented Architecture, JSON, Unit Testing, Java Programming

    3.9 stars, 705 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 3.9 (705) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Alberta

    Object-Oriented Design

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Maintainability, Code Reusability, Software Design Documents, Application Design, Conceptual Design, Diagram Design, Design Elements And Principles

    4.7 stars, 2.4K reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (2.4K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Design That Scales: Sustainable Design Systems

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Systems Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Digital Design, System Design and Implementation, Design Strategies, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design, Design Software, Scalability, Design and Product, Agile Methodology, Usability, Design Research, Style Guides, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), UI/UX Research, Product Testing, System Programming, Prompt Patterns

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Minnesota

    User Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Interactive Design, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), User Experience Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Persona (User Experience), Ideation, Design, UI/UX Strategy

    4.6 stars, 1.8K reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (1.8K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Foundations of Software Architecture and Monolithic Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, System Design and Implementation, Service Oriented Architecture, Data Architecture, Systems Analysis, Database Architecture and Administration, Distributed Computing, Application Deployment, Service Design

    4.3 stars, 11 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.3 (11) · Intermediate · 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

  • C

    Coursera

    Advanced RAG Patterns

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Patterns, Agentic systems, Performance Testing, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Agentic Workflows, Performance Tuning, Model Evaluation, Verification And Validation, Large Language Modeling, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Embeddings

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    Skillshare

    Surface Pattern Design: Key Principles for Amazing Patterns

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

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Interaction Architect: Dynamic Prototyping in Sketch

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Prototyping, Interactive Design, Cross Platform Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interaction Design, Application Design, User Experience Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • P

    Packt

    Salesforce Anti-Patterns

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, CI/CD, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Continuous Deployment, Systems Architecture, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, DevOps, API Design, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Database Design, Security Architecture Review, Maintainability, Enterprise Architecture, Diagram Design, System Design and Implementation, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design patterns courses

  • Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++: Packt
  • Fundamentals of UI/UX Design: Microsoft
  • Spring Framework: LearnQuest
  • Object-Oriented Design: University of Alberta
  • Design That Scales: Sustainable Design Systems: Packt
  • User Interface Design: University of Minnesota
  • Foundations of Software Architecture and Monolithic Systems: Packt
  • Effective Game Design Patterns - Unity 6 Compatible: Packt
  • Advanced RAG Patterns: Coursera
  • Surface Pattern Design: Key Principles for Amazing Patterns: Skillshare

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