Design Patterns in .NET: Reusable Approaches in C# and F# for Object-Oriented Software Design

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Dmitri NesterukDesign Patterns in .NEThttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4366-4_11

11. Façade

Dmitri Nesteruk¹ 

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St. Petersburg, c.St-Peterburg, Russia

 

First of all, let’s get the linguistic issue out of the way: That little curve in the letter ç is called a cedilla and the letter itself is pronounced as an S, so the word façade is pronounced fah-saad. The particularly pedantic among you are welcome to use the letter ç in your code, as compilers handle this just fine.¹

Now, let’s learn about the pattern itself. Essentially, the best analogy I can think of is a typical house. When you buy a house, you generally care about the exterior and the interior. You are less concerned about the internals: electrical systems, insulation, ...