Design Patterns

Design patterns are object-oriented solutions to problems that are often encountered in design.

• Avoid re-inventing the wheel.
• Communicate intended solution to next programmer.

From the popular text (Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides) containing a catalog of patterns:

• Creational
  • Abstract Factory
  • Builder
  • Factory Method
  • Prototype
  • Singleton
• Structural
  • Adapter
  • Bridge
  • Composite
  • Decorator
  • Facade
  • Flyweight
  • Proxy
• Behavioral
  • Chain of Responsibility
  • Command
  • Interpreter
  • Mediator
  • Momento
  • Observer
  • State
  • Strategy
  • Template Method
  • Visitor