GoF member John Vlissides passed away
I just noticed that John Vlissides, one of the author of Design Patterns and of GoF fame passed away on November 24, 2005. His Wiki page is dedicated to his memory.
Between 1998 to 2000, I bought 3 of the books he authored or co-authored:
Those have been really helpful to me and my approach to software design. The articles he published in C++ Report were also worth reading. Take a look at his publications.
