Chapter 4

Software Pattern Basics

In This Chapter

  • Knowing what patterns are — and what they aren't
  • Seeing what goes into a pattern
  • Recognizing the major pattern styles

As I'm sure you noticed, the title of this book includes the word pattern. So, you probably figured that I'd get around to telling you what patterns are and aren't. I do just that in this chapter. Patterns appear in many forms, but every pattern contains a proven solution to a problem you may encounter.

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