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Young, Ambitious and a Techie?
The Musings and Frustrations of an aspiring software developer living in the heart of Chicago's best neighborhood Lincoln Park. You'll find me at every coffee shop and bookstore reading my RSS and Gmail. I listen intently to those with more experience and I try to soak up as much information as I can about enterprise solutions. I specifically look for means of using .NET 2.0, and now .NET 3.5, solutions to add value to my skill set.
Popular Design Patterns
Pattern
Description
Abstract Factory
Supports creation of sets of related objects by specifying the kind of set but not the kinds of each specific object.
Adapter
Converts the interface of a class to a different interface.
Bridge
Builds an interface and an implementation in such a way that either can vary without the other varying.
Composite
Consists of an object that contains additional objects of its own type so that client code can interact with the top-level object and not concern itself with all the detailed objects.
Decorator
Attaches responsibilities to an object dynamically, without creating specific subclasses for each possible configuration of responsibilities.
Facade
Provides a consistent interface to code that wouldn’t otherwise offer a consistent interface.
Factory Method
Instantiates classes derived from a specific base class without needing to keep track of the individual derived classes anywhere but the Factory Method.
Iterator
A server object that provides access to each element in a set sequentially.
Observer
Keeps multiple objects in synch with one another by making an object responsible for notifying the set of related objects about changes to any member of the set.
Singleton
Provides global access to a class that has one and only one instance.
Strategy
Defines a set of algorithms or behaviors that are dynamically interchangeable with each other.
Template Method
Defines the structure of an algorithm but leaves some of the detailed implementation to subclasses.