When to use the state design pattern The state design pattern is typically needed when you have an object in your application that might pass through various phases. As an example, you might have ...

Implementing design patterns in the Microsoft .NET Framework isn't all that hard to do; understanding what each pattern does for you and picking which one to use is the real issue.

The prototype design pattern enables you to create new instances by copying existing instances to avoid the overhead involved in creating objects that can consume ...