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Design patterns are reusable solutions to commonly occurring problems in software design. They represent best practices and proven solutions that have evolved over time. Design patterns are important because they:
- Provide a common vocabulary for developers
- Reduce development time by offering tested solutions
- Improve code maintainability and readability
- Promote loose coupling and high cohesion
- Help avoid common design pitfalls
The concept was popularized by the "Gang of Four" (GoF) book which categorized 23 fundamental patterns into Creational, Structural, and Behavioral categories.
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What are the three main categories of Design Patterns?
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The three main categories are:
Creational Patterns: Deal with object creation mechanisms, trying to create objects in a manner suitable to the situation (e.g., Singleton, Factory, Builder)
Structural Patterns: Deal with object composition and relationships between entities (e.g., Adapter, Decorator, Facade)
Behavioral Patterns: Focus on communication between objects and the assignment of responsibilities (e.g., Observer, Strategy, Command)
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Explain the Singleton Pattern and when you would use it.
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The Singleton pattern ensures that a class has only one instance and provides global access to that instance.
When to use:
- Database connections
- Logger instances
- Configuration settings
- Thread pools
Basic implementation:
public class Singleton {
private static Singleton instance;
private Singleton() {}
public static synchronized Singleton getInstance() {
if (instance == null) {
instance = new Singleton();
}
return instance;
}
}
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Explain the Factory Method Pattern.
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The Factory Method pattern creates objects without specifying their exact classes. It defines an interface for creating objects, but lets subclasses decide which class to instantiate.
Example:
interface Animal {
void makeSound();
}
abstract class AnimalFactory {
abstract Animal createAnimal();
}
class DogFactory extends AnimalFactory {
Animal createAnimal() {
return new Dog();
}
}
Benefits:
- Loose coupling between creator and concrete products
- Easy to extend with new product types
- Follows Open/Closed Principle
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Explain the Adapter Pattern with an example.
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The Adapter pattern allows incompatible interfaces to work together. It acts as a bridge between two incompatible interfaces.
Example:
// Existing interface
interface MediaPlayer {
void play(String filename);
}
// Incompatible interface
interface AdvancedPlayer {
void playVlc(String filename);
}
// Adapter
class MediaAdapter implements MediaPlayer {
AdvancedPlayer advancedPlayer;
public void play(String filename) {
if (filename.endsWith(".vlc")) {
advancedPlayer = new VlcPlayer();
advancedPlayer.playVlc(filename);
}
}
}
Use cases:
- Integrating third-party libraries
- Working with legacy code
- Making incompatible APIs work together
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Explain the Facade Pattern and its benefits.
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The Facade pattern provides a simplified interface to a complex subsystem. It hides the complexity of the system and provides an easier interface for clients.
Benefits:
- Simplifies client interaction
- Reduces dependencies on internal classes
- Promotes loose coupling
- Makes the subsystem easier to use
Example:
A computer facade that hides the complexity of starting CPU, memory, hard drive, etc., and provides a simple start() method.
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Explain the Observer Pattern.
What is the Strategy Pattern and when would you use it?
Explain the Iterator Pattern.
Explain the difference between a Design Pattern and an Algorithm.
What is the difference between Composition and Inheritance in the context of Design Patterns?
What are the problems with the Singleton Pattern?
How would you implement a thread-safe Singleton?
What's the difference between Factory Method and Abstract Factory patterns?
Explain the Builder Pattern and when it's useful.
What is the Prototype Pattern and when would you use it?
What is the Decorator Pattern and how does it work?
What is the difference between Adapter and Facade patterns?
Explain the Composite Pattern.
What is the Proxy Pattern and what are its types?
When would you choose Decorator over inheritance?
Explain the Command Pattern.
What is the difference between Strategy and State patterns?
Explain the Template Method Pattern.
What is the Chain of Responsibility Pattern?
What is the Mediator Pattern?
What is the Memento Pattern?
How do Design Patterns relate to SOLID principles?
What are Anti-patterns? Give some examples.
When should you NOT use Design Patterns?
Explain the MVC pattern and how it relates to other patterns.
What is Dependency Injection and how does it relate to Design Patterns?
How do you document and communicate Design Patterns in a team?
What is the difference between patterns and frameworks?
How do you test code that uses Design Patterns?
What is the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern?
How do Design Patterns help with code maintainability?
Explain the Visitor Pattern and when it's useful.
How do you choose between similar patterns?
How do Design Patterns apply in modern frameworks?
What are the performance implications of Design Patterns?
How do you refactor existing code to use Design Patterns?
What are some emerging patterns in modern software development?
What are some domain-specific Design Patterns?
How do you balance between using patterns and keeping code simple?
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