Design patterns help developers efficiently solve common problems in their code. In this course, learn how to apply Gang of Four design patterns to improve your efficiency in Spring, the application framework and inversion-of-control (IOC) container for the Java platform. Instructor Frank Moley examines the core patterns in play in the Spring framework, as well as how to leverage the unique power of Spring—along with common object-oriented design patterns—to quickly solve problems. Learn how to leverage creational, structural, and operational patterns, as well as other framework patterns, when writing Java applications using the Spring framework. (Author: Frank P Moley III)