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Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design
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Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design

by Alan Shalloway, James R. Trott
July 2001
Beginner to intermediate
368 pages
6h 52m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Commonality/Variability Analysis and Design Patterns

In Chapter 9, “The Bridge Pattern,” I showed how the Bridge pattern can be derived using commonality/variability analysis. Many other patterns can be derived as well, including the Strategy, Iterator, Proxy, State, Visitor, Template Method, and Abstract Factory. What is more important, however, is how many patterns are implemented by using commonality/variability analysis. Looking for commonalities can help us discover that a pattern is present in our problem domain.

For example, in the Bridge pattern, I may start with several special cases:

  • Draw a square with drawing program one.
  • Draw a circle with drawing program two.
  • Draw a rectangle with drawing program one.

Knowing the Bridge helps ...

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