"Patterns" has become a bit of a buzz word in software development of late. Kent Beck takes a different angle on the topic with his book "Implementation Patterns". Beck takes the notion of patterns from being a somewhat abstract discussion of object oriented design down to the "bare metal" of the writing of the code itself. In my opinion, every programmer ought to read this book, even if they don't follow his advice. The ideas and concepts explored are critical to a deep understanding of wha