Design Patterns and UML diagrams

[NullInfinity]

This is more of an "advice" thread than a code thread.

I've been listening to Derek Banas's youtube tutorials on UML diagrams and design patterns, which I've heard are two essential subjects to learn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkC7HKtiZC0&list=PLGLfVvz_LVvQ5G-LdJ8RLqe-ndo7QITYc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNHpsC5ng_E&list=PLF206E906175C7E07&index=1

Here's the thing: His UML and DP tutorials both pertain to java. I'm less worried about UML since its very purpose is to be cross-lingual, but I'm worried that I'll get the wrong idea about how to implement these design patterns in c++ if I watch his videos, which are about design patterns in java.

Am I right to worry? Or should I shut up and learn?

[Cubbi]

Learn the patterns - there aren't that many anyway - then read Alexandrescu and Dewhurst to learn how they apply to C++

[NullInfinity]

Gracias, Cubbi.