Design Patterns - State Pattern

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blog.cumps.be — It's been a while again, but it's time for another pattern. Today we'll look at the State Pattern. First of all, the definition: "Allow an object to alter its behavior when its internal state changes. The object will appear to change its class." read more...

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Design Patterns - Iterator Pattern

submitted by CumpsD 1 month, 13 days ago

blog.cumps.be — Time for the next part in our series, the Iterator Pattern. Let's start with the definition: "Provide a way to access the elements of an aggregate object sequentially without exposing its underlying representation." read more...

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Design Patterns - Facade Pattern

submitted by CumpsD 1 month, 15 days ago

blog.cumps.be — Time for another, simple, design pattern. The Facade Pattern. The definition of today's pattern: "Provide a unified interface to a set of interfaces in a subsystem. Facade defines a higher-level interface that makes the subsystem easier to use." read more...

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Egoless Programming - Developing Without the Attitude

submitted by jamesewelch 1 month, 19 days ago

mikebernat.com — One of the most common threads that all programmers share is that of an ego. Some are much worse than others and some have found a way to control or manipulate their ego into a great benefit. Beyond skill-sets and other programming-specific talents I believe the greatest room for personal improvement in programmers as a whole is that of the ego. read more...

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Design Patterns - Command Pattern

submitted by CumpsD 1 month, 20 days ago

blog.cumps.be — What’s a lonely geek to do late in the evening? Write about the Command Pattern of course… Let’s start with the definition: “Encapsulate a request as an object, thereby letting you parameterize clients with different requests, queue or log requests, and support undo-able operations.“ read more...

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Design Patterns - Singleton Pattern

submitted by CumpsD 1 month, 21 days ago

blog.cumps.be — Today we’ll have a look at a well known pattern, the Singleton Pattern. Most people have already heard about this one. The definition: “Ensure a class has only one instance and provide a global point of access to it.“ read more...

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Design Patterns - Factory Method Pattern

submitted by CumpsD 1 month, 23 days ago

blog.cumps.be — First of all, the definition: “Define an interface for creating an object, but let the subclasses decide which class to instantiate. The Factory method lets a class defer instantiation to subclasses.“ Illustrated by adding a building to our game, which creates various GameUnits for each faction. read more...

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Design Patterns - Observer Pattern

submitted by CumpsD 2 months, 9 days ago

blog.cumps.be — Yesterday we saw the Strategy Pattern. Today I want to talk about the Observer Pattern. First, the definition again: "Define a one-to-many dependency between objects so that when one object changes state, all its dependents are notified and updated automatically." read more...

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