Design Patterns in Modern Perl

Name: Design Patterns in Modern Perl - Practical Patterns for Everyday Perl
Author: Mohammad Sajid Anwar

Practical Patterns for Everyday Perl

By Mohammad Sajid Anwar

Publication date: 29 Nov 2025

Gang of Four Cleaner, maintainable code Many OO frameworks

Design Patterns in Modern Perl shows how classic object-oriented patterns look in today’s Perl. Using core Perl, Moo and Object::Pad, Mohammad Sajid Anwar builds real, tested examples, helping you choose patterns sensibly and write cleaner, more maintainable code.

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Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
- History
- What is a Design Pattern?
- Why are Design Patterns useful?
- What problems do Design Patterns solve?
- The Gang of Four
- Who should read this?
Getting Started
- Choice of OOP Frameworks
- Environment Setup
- Introduction to Class::Mite
- Test Driven Development
Creational Patterns
- Chapter 1: Abstract Factory
- Chapter 2: Builder
- Chapter 3: Factory Method
- Chapter 4: Prototype
- Chapter 5: Singleton
Structural Patterns
- Chapter 1: Adapter
- Chapter 2: Bridge
- Chapter 3: Composite
- Chapter 4: Filter
- Chapter 5: Decorator
- Chapter 6: Facade
- Chapter 7: Proxy
Behavioural Patterns
- Chapter 1: Chain of Responsibility
- Chapter 2: Command
- Chapter 3: Interpreter
- Chapter 4: Iterator
- Chapter 5: Mediator
- Chapter 6: Memento
- Chapter 7: Observer
- Chapter 8: State
- Chapter 9: Strategy
- Chapter 10: Template
- Chapter 11: Visitor
About the Book
- About Perl School
- About Mohammad Sajid Anwar