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

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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

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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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Design Patterns - Command Pattern

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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

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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

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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

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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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Obfuscation - Making Reverse Engineering Harder

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blog.cumps.be — A technique called obfuscating goes a long way in keeping your source code safe. An obfuscator will mangle your code, without changing the actual result, to make it increasingly harder for someone to decompile your code and actually understand it. read more...

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