Skip to content
UdemySoftware DevelopmentPaid courseIntermediate levelCertificate

Master Java Design Patterns (Udemy.com)

Design Better Software with Practical GoF Java Design Patterns

Created by: Chad Darby

Last updated August 2026

icon
What you will learn

  • Master Java Design Patterns to confidently recognize, implement, and apply core Java design patterns.
  • Implement core design patterns in Java using best practices.
  • Identify and classify the major categories of design patterns (Creational, Structural, Behavioral)
  • Analyze software design problems and select appropriate design patterns.
  • Communicate design reasoning effectively by explaining pattern choices during code reviews.
  • We are RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTORS ... post your questions and we will RESPOND in 24 hours.
  • You can DOWNLOAD all source code and PDFs. Perfect for offline LEARNING and REVIEW.

How it compares

Against the other 518 rated Udemy courses in Software Development on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 62% of them
  • Reviews80#464 of 519 by number of reviews
  • Length14.5 hourslonger than 79% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 85% of them

icon
Course Description

Master the Design Patterns Every Java Developer Should Know ... with Hands-On Projects, Live Coding, and Real-World Examples

This course covers the most essential Java Design Patterns, based on the classic Gang of Four (GoF) book. These patterns are brought to life with modern Java and explained in a clear, practical, and easy-to-follow way.

You'll learn how to use Factory, Singleton, Builder, Adapter, Facade, Iterator, Strategy, Command and more, all while applying development techniques to improve your code quality.

We go beyond theory.

You’ll build real Java applications using each pattern so you understand how and when to use them in real-world development.

Just like my bestselling Spring Boot courses (over 900,000+ students, 82,000+ reviews, #1 on Udemy), I guide you step-by-step, explaining every line of code we write ... from scratch.


What You’ll Learn

  • The 3 main types of design patterns: Creational, Structural, Behavioral

  • Creational Patterns like Factory, Singleton, Builder, Prototype and Abstract Factory

  • Structural Patterns like Adapter, Bridge Composite, Facade and Decorator

  • Behavioral Patterns like Chain, Iterator, Observer and Strategy

  • Real-world Java applications built using best practices


What You Get

  • Over 9+ hours of HD video

  • All source code and project files available for download

  • PDFs of all lecture slides

  • Closed captions in English


Hands-On Learning Experience

  • You’ll type in every line of code with me ... no copy/paste programming

  • Live coding in IntelliJ using modern Java. We use the IntelliJ free version.

  • Full source code and project files included

  • All lectures come with downloadable PDF notes for quick review


Course Outline

Section: Creational Design Patterns

Patterns that focus on object creation mechanisms.

  1. Factory Method Pattern

  2. Abstract Factory Pattern

  3. Singleton Pattern

  4. Builder Pattern

  5. Prototype Pattern

Section: Structural Design Patterns

Patterns that focus on class and object composition.

  1. Adapter Pattern

  2. Bridge Pattern

  3. Decorator Pattern

  4. Composite Pattern

  5. Facade Pattern

Section: Behavioral Design Patterns

Patterns that focus on communication and responsibilities between objects.

  1. Chain of Responsibility Pattern

  2. Iterator Pattern

  3. Observer Pattern

  4. Strategy Pattern

  5. Template Method Pattern

  6. Memento Pattern

  7. State Pattern

  8. Visitor Pattern

  9. Command Pattern

  10. Mediator Pattern

  11. Interpreter Pattern


Student Praise from My Other Courses

  • “Best structure and teaching method I've ever seen. You make every concept easy to understand.” – Dave Z.

  • “The best Java instructor on Udemy. Bar none.” – Muzi P.

  • “Real-world, industry-ready examples. Worth every penny.” – Premang

  • “You are the gold standard for teaching software development.” – Julie H.


No Risk – Udemy 30-Day Money Back Guarantee

If you're not satisfied, Udemy offers a full refund. No questions asked.


Join 900,000+ Java developers already learning with me on Udemy.
Let’s master Java Design Patterns together and take your coding skills to the next level.


Tools & Technologies

  • Java 25+ (works with Java 17+)

  • IntelliJ IDEA (free version)

  • Maven (for dependency management)


We are Responsive Instructors

  • Got a question? We respond to all questions within 24 hours.

  • You're never learning alone. We're here to help you every step of the way.

Who Is This Course For?

  • Java developers of all levels who want to improve their design and architecture skills

  • Anyone preparing for technical interviews (design questions are common!)

  • Developers who want to build scalable, reusable, and clean Java applications

  • Software engineers looking to apply industry-standard patterns in real projects

icon
Udemy Discount

The discount is applied through our link. Open the course from here and Udemy's current promotional price is applied at checkout on most courses, no code to type.

Some courses are excluded from Udemy's promotions. If the price does not drop, clear your browser cookies and use the button again.

icon
Instructor Details

Chad Darby

Chád (shod) Darby is an author, instructor and speaker in the Java development world. 

Chád is a contributing author to several Java books, including  Professional Java E-Commerce (Wrox Press), Beginning Java Networking  (Wrox Press), and XML and Web Services Unleashed (Sams Publishing). 

Chád has Java certifications from Oracle and IBM. 

He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. 

icon
More courses by Chad Darby

$129.99

Free

$13.99

$139.99

Free

$84.99

icon
More Software Development courses

$10.99

$109.99

$19.99

$19.99

$94.99

$94.99

icon
Reviews

4.6

80 ratings on Udemy

Select a bar to show only those reviews.Select the bar again to show every rating.

By Byron French on 9/13/2026

Chad is an awesome instructor. His delivery and communication style is very easy to follow and his explanations are clear and easy to understand.

By Yurii Osovskyi on 6/11/2026

Great course! Could have been nice to add version of Singleton pattern using enum. And also add Proxy pattern into structural section.

By James Biswell on 4/30/2026

This is an excellent course with comprehensive explanations and learning materials throughout, incrementally increasing its knowledge outcomes and complexity in a carefully thought out and logical way that is very well presented. Thank you!

By Berk Akipek on 3/9/2026

The instructor very passionate about teaching. Curiosity is not vanishing even long sextions of the course.

By Vitalii Kovalchuk on 2/2/2026

Images quality is poor and often unreadable. Examples are also not the best.

By Péter Németh on 1/29/2026

This course is clear and easy to follow. It’s a pity that a few patterns are still missing, but I hope they will be added later.

By Manan Pandya on 12/11/2025

Great course, all the coding was done hands on so no issues there. Well explained with real world examples and implementation.

By George Mentzikof on 12/3/2025

Though I have used many of these structures never realized there was some theory behind them. This course will help me decide an implementation faster in future. On the downside although it goes through many examples and usually this is good I felt it could be shorter. When connection arrow, code flow diagrams and coding examples were the most helpful to understand what each pattern is doing.

By Dhinakar Babu on 11/23/2025

This course provides a clear and structured introduction to Java Design Patterns, supported by simple and effective examples. The content is well-organized, making it easy to understand how each pattern can be applied in real project scenarios. It has strengthened my ability to design cleaner and more scalable architectures in a professional environment.

By Nikola Babic on 11/21/2025

The course is well designed and very useful to me. The lecturer explains the material very clearly. It would be good to add an example at the end of the course that combines several design patterns.

Showing all 10 reviews on CourseDuck

Read all 80 reviews on Udemy

icon
Quality Score

No CourseDuck member has rated this course yet. Taken it? Give each part a thumbs up or down.

Content Quality
/
Video Quality
/
Qualified Instructor
/
Course Pace
/
Course Depth & Coverage
/

Overall Score : 92 / 100