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Real-World Implementation of C# Design Patterns

By : Bruce M. Van Horn II
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Real-World Implementation of C# Design Patterns

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By: Bruce M. Van Horn II

Overview of this book

As a software developer, you need to learn new languages and simultaneously get familiarized with the programming paradigms and methods of leveraging patterns, as both a communications tool and an advantage when designing well-written, easy-to-maintain code. Design patterns, being a collection of best practices, provide the necessary wisdom to help you overcome common sets of challenges in object-oriented design and programming. This practical guide to design patterns helps C# developers put their programming knowledge to work. The book takes a hands-on approach to introducing patterns and anti-patterns, elaborating on 14 patterns along with their real-world implementations. Throughout the book, you'll understand the implementation of each pattern, as well as find out how to successfully implement those patterns in C# code within the context of a real-world project. By the end of this design patterns book, you’ll be able to recognize situations that tempt you to reinvent the wheel, and quickly avoid the time and cost associated with solving common and well-understood problems with battle-tested design patterns.

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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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Conventions used
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Part 1: Introduction to Patterns (Pasta) and Antipatterns (Antipasta)
Part 1: Introduction to Patterns (Pasta) and Antipatterns (Antipasta)
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Chapter 1: There’s a Big Ball of Mud on Your Plate of Spaghetti
Chapter 1: There’s a Big Ball of Mud on Your Plate of Spaghetti
Technical requirements
No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy
The Big Ball of Mud
The Golden Hammer
A throwaway code example
How can patterns help?
Summary
Questions
Further reading
3
Chapter 2: Prepping for Practical Real-World Applications of Patterns in C#
Becoming a prepper
Technical requirements
Spaghetti < lasagna < ravioli – software evolution explained with pasta
The foundational principle – writing clean code
Creating maintainable systems using SOLID principles
Measuring quality beyond the development organization
Summary
Further reading
4
Part 2: Patterns You Need in the Real World
Part 2: Patterns You Need in the Real World
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Chapter 3: Getting Creative with Creational Patterns
Chapter 3: Getting Creative with Creational Patterns
Technical requirements
The following story is fictitious
The initial design
No pattern implementation
The Simple Factory pattern
The Factory Method pattern
The Abstract Factory pattern
The Builder pattern
The Object Pool pattern
The Singleton pattern
Summary
Questions
Further reading
6
Chapter 4: Fortify Your Code With Structural Patterns
Chapter 4: Fortify Your Code With Structural Patterns
Technical requirements
B2B (back to bicycles)
The Decorator pattern
The Façade pattern
The Composite pattern
The Bridge pattern
Summary
Questions
Further reading
7
Chapter 5: Wrangling Problem Code by Applying Behavioral Patterns
Chapter 5: Wrangling Problem Code by Applying Behavioral Patterns
Technical requirements
Meanwhile, back at the bicycle factory
The Command pattern
The Iterator pattern
The Observer pattern
The Strategy pattern
Summary
Questions
8
Part 3: Designing New Projects Using Patterns
Part 3: Designing New Projects Using Patterns
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Chapter 6: Step Away from the IDE! Designing with Patterns Before You Code
Chapter 6: Step Away from the IDE! Designing with Patterns Before You Code
Technical requirements
A bad day at the agency
Bumble Bikes factory – Dallas, Texas
A physical rehabilitation clinic – Dallas, Texas
Designing with patterns
The first pass
Adding patterns
The first design meeting
The second pass
The Builder pattern
The Singleton pattern
The Composite pattern
The Bridge pattern
The Command pattern
Summary
Questions
Further reading
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Chapter 7: Nothing Left but the Typing – Implementing the Wheelchair Project
Chapter 7: Nothing Left but the Typing – Implementing the Wheelchair Project
The crack of noon
Setting up the project
Finishing up the composite
Implementing the Builder pattern
Adding the Singleton pattern
Painting the chairs with the Bridge pattern
Summary
Questions
Further reading
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Chapter 8: Now You Know Some Patterns, What Next?
Chapter 8: Now You Know Some Patterns, What Next?
Patterns we didn’t discuss
Patterns beyond the realm of OOP
Creating your own patterns
Not everybody likes patterns
Summary
Sundance Square – Fort Worth, Texas
Further reading
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Index
Index
Why subscribe?
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Appendix 1: A Brief Review of OOP Principles in C#
Appendix 1: A Brief Review of OOP Principles in C#
Technical requirements
A quick background of C#
Language mechanics in C#
Encapsulation
Inheritance
Interfaces
IDEs for C# development
Summary
Further reading
Appendix 2: A Primer on the Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Appendix 2: A Primer on the Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Technical requirements
The structure of a class diagram
Connectors
Notes
Best practices
Summary
Further reading

To get the most out of this book

To get the most out of this book you should be familiar with C#. You need to be competent in using one of the three popular IDEs: Visual Studio, Rider, or Visual Studio Code. You should also understand basic object-oriented programming principles such as abstraction, inheritance, encapsulation, and composition.

I don’t spend very much time covering how to use your IDE in this book. However, I do include Appendix 1, which covers how to create a project just in case you’re rusty. This book isn’t designed to be a step-by-step guide through a set of projects. The code in the sample projects doesn’t matter. We’re focusing on the structure of the code, rather than the content of the classes.

The projects in this book are all either command-line or library projects. We won’t be working with any frontend or user interface code. This is done to reduce the level of noise in the projects. I want you focused on the structure of the classes, not what is inside them, nor even what the program is really doing.

I used Windows 10 to create the code in this book. If you want to follow along with the code in the book, you can probably use macOS or Linux. However, I don’t cover those operating systems explicitly, nor do I test the sample code in operating systems other than Windows.

If you intend to code along with our book’s heroes, you’ll need to set up your computer with an appropriate IDE, and .NET Core 6 or later. I used Rider as my IDE, but I verified the code in Visual Studio 2022 and Visual Studio Code.

Software/hardware covered in the book

Operating system requirements

C# 10

Windows

.NET Core 6

Windows

Rider, Visual Studio, or Visual Studio Code

Windows

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.

I strongly encourage you to type the code from the book by hand. You’ll learn more by typing it out, by making mistakes, and then fixing them yourself.

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