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C++ Design Patterns: Creational

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Overview

Explore the five most popular creational design patterns for C++: Factory, Abstract Factory, Builder, Prototype, and Singleton.

Syllabus

Introduction

Organize your code with creational design patterns in C++
What you should know
Installing Visual Studio for Windows
Installing Xcode on Mac
How to use the exercise files
Challenges in this course

1. Design Patterns Overview

The need for a design pattern
What are design patterns?
Creational patterns overview

2. Creational Patterns

Inheritance vs. composition
Composite object example
Concrete vs. abstract
Understanding UML

3. Factory Method

Factory Method concept
Factory Method implementation
Running the Factory Method example
Factory Method variations

4. Abstract Factory

Abstract Factory concept
Abstract Factory pattern implementation
Using the Abstract Factory
Running the Abstract Factory
Extending the Abstract Factory
Challenge: Abstract Factory
Solution: Abstract Factory

5. Builder

Builder concept
Builder pattern setup
Builder pattern implementation
Running the Builder example
Steps in the Builder pattern

6. Prototype

Prototype concept
Prototype pattern implementation
Running the Prototype example
Shallow vs. deep copies

7. Singleton

Singleton concept
Singleton pattern implementation
Running the Singleton pattern
Is the Singleton a good pattern?

Conclusion

Comparing creational patterns
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Taught by

Olivia Chiu Stone

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