Design Patterns Part 1
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What is a pattern in the context of design?

A recurring theme, design, or arrangement that can be observed in various contexts.

What is a design pattern?

A general, reusable solution to a commonly occurring software design problem.

What are design patterns concerned with?

Application and system design, abstractions on top of code, relationships between classes, and solving previously solved problems.

What is the difference between a design pattern and an architecture style?

<p>Design patterns focus on low-level code, objects, and classes, while architecture styles focus on components and how they relate to each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an anti-pattern?

<p>A design pattern that is ineffective and counterproductive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Spaghetti Code?

<p>Ad hoc software structure that makes it difficult to extend and optimize code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are design patterns useful?

<p>Because they provide general, reusable solutions to commonly occurring software design problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a design pattern and an algorithm?

<p>Design patterns focus on software design, while algorithms focus on specific implementations or classes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the SOLID principles in software development?

<p>To write high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) state?

<p>A class should have only one reason to change, or only one responsibility.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Open-Closed Principle (OCP) promote in software development?

<p>Software extensibility and maintainability</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)?

<p>Any instance of a derived class should be substitutable for an instance of its base class without affecting the correctness of the program.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a class has too many responsibilities according to the SRP?

<p>Code becomes difficult to understand, maintain, and extend.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of following the Open-Closed Principle (OCP) in software development?

<p>Developers can add new functionality without modifying the source code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) is violated?

<p>Unexpected behavior, bugs, and maintainability issues can occur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who introduced the SOLID principles in a 2000 paper?

<p>Martin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the advantages of using the Builder pattern in designing a system?

<p>The advantages of using the Builder pattern include the ability to construct objects step-by-step, defer construction steps or run steps recursively, reusing the same construction code when building various representations of products, and isolating complex construction code from the business logic of the product.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a disadvantage of using the Builder pattern?

<p>A disadvantage of using the Builder pattern is that it increases the overall complexity of the code, requiring the creation of multiple new classes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Lava Flow anti-pattern in software development?

<p>Unready code is put into production and is added to while still in an unfinished state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept behind the Golden Hammer anti-pattern?

<p>Obsessively applying a familiar tool to every software problem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Singleton pattern?

<p>The primary purpose of the Singleton pattern is to restrict the instantiation of a class to a single instance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When would you use the Singleton pattern?

<p>You would use the Singleton pattern when it is important to ensure that a class is only instantiated once, and multiple instances would be unnecessary or problematic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of a software developer's work?

<p>To develop software, but their work is never done as they need to understand, maintain, and upgrade software.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the Builder pattern and the Single Responsibility Principle?

<p>The Builder pattern helps to isolate complex construction code from the business logic of the product, adhering to the Single Responsibility Principle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are design patterns important in software development?

<p>They help anticipate change, target complex conditional logic, and provide a common language to communicate solutions with other developers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is a design pattern needed or applicable?

<p>When there is a need to anticipate change or address complex conditional logic in software development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of using design patterns in software design?

<p>A key benefit of using design patterns is that they provide a proven, standardized solution to common design problems, making the design process more efficient and effective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the book 'Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software'?

<p>It is a highly influential text in software design, written by the 'Gang of Four' in 1994.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the SOLID principles in software development?

<p>To provide guidelines for designing and developing software systems that are flexible, maintainable, and scalable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the God Class anti-pattern in software development?

<p>One class taking on too many responsibilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of the Interface Segregation Principle (ISP)?

<p>To create smaller, more focused interfaces for specific use cases, rather than large interfaces that cover all possible methods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)?

<p>High-level modules should not depend on low-level modules, but both should depend on abstractions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of design pattern deals with recognising and realising common communication patterns between objects?

<p>Behavioural design patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of creational design patterns?

<p>Object creation mechanisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the problem with creating large interfaces that cover all possible methods?

<p>No client should be forced to depend on methods it does not use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of using abstractions in the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)?

<p>Abstractions reduce coupling between modules, increase modularity, and make the code easier to maintain, test, and extend.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of design pattern deals with multi-threaded programs?

<p>Concurrency design patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using smaller, more focused interfaces in the Interface Segregation Principle (ISP)?

<p>Interfaces are more cohesive and less coupled.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Design Patterns Introduction

  • A design pattern is a general, reusable solution to a commonly occurring software design problem.
  • It is not a ready-made code package, but a template that can be modified and implemented for a particular application.
  • Design patterns are concerned with application and system design, abstractions on top of code, and relationships between classes and collaborators.
  • They are not concerned with algorithms or specific implementations or classes.

Design Patterns vs. Architecture Styles

  • Design patterns focus on low-level code, objects, and classes.
  • Architecture styles focus on components and how they relate to each other.
  • The line between architecture and design is blurry.

Anti-Patterns

  • An anti-pattern is a design pattern that is ineffective and counterproductive.
  • Anti-patterns represent common pitfalls in software design.
  • Examples of anti-patterns include:
    • Spaghetti Code (ad hoc software structure)
    • Lava Flow (unready code in production)
    • Golden Hammer (overusing a familiar tool)
    • Boat Anchor (unused code left in the codebase)
    • God Class (one class taking on too many responsibilities)
    • Poltergeist Class (useless classes with no real responsibility)

Why Design Patterns?

  • Design patterns help anticipate change and reduce its negative consequences.
  • They can target complex conditional logic and provide a common language to communicate solutions with other developers.

SOLID Principles

  • Introduced by Robert C. Martin in 2000 to help developers write high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software.
  • The SOLID principles are:
    • Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)
    • Open-Closed Principle (OCP)
    • Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)
    • Interface Segregation Principle (ISP)
    • Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)

Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)

  • A class should have only one reason to change, or one responsibility.
  • Too many responsibilities lead to code that is difficult to understand, maintain, and extend.

Open-Closed Principle (OCP)

  • Software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification.
  • This principle promotes software extensibility and maintainability.

Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)

  • Any instance of a derived class should be substitutable for an instance of its base class without affecting the correctness of the program.
  • Violating the LSP can lead to unexpected behavior, bugs, and maintainability issues.

Interface Segregation Principle (ISP)

  • No client should be forced to depend on methods it does not use.
  • Instead of creating a large interface, it's better to create smaller, more focused interfaces for specific use cases.

Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)

  • High-level modules should not depend on low-level modules, but both should depend on abstractions.
  • This principle aims to reduce coupling between modules, increase modularity, and make the code easier to maintain, test, and extend.

Types of Design Patterns

  • Creational design patterns deal with object creation mechanisms.
  • Structural design patterns deal with organizing objects to form larger structures and provide new functionality.
  • Behavioral design patterns deal with recognizing and realizing common communication patterns between objects.
  • Concurrency design patterns deal with multi-threaded programs.

Creational Patterns

  • Deal with object creation mechanisms.
  • Examples of creational patterns include:
    • Builder
    • Singleton

Builder Pattern

  • Pros:
    • Allows for step-by-step object construction, deferring construction steps or running steps recursively.
    • Enables reusing the same construction code when building various representations of products.
    • Isolates complex construction code from the business logic of the product.
    • Follows the Single Responsibility Principle.
  • Cons:
    • Increases the overall complexity of the code due to creating multiple new classes.

Singleton Pattern

  • Restricts the instantiation of a class to a single instance.
  • Ensures that a class isn't needlessly instantiated more than once.
  • Often useful to have only one instance of a class.

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