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  456 readersfter creating the post on the acquaintance relationship between classes, I started thinking about the aggregate relationship and delegation. One of the best examples of delegation can be found in the State design patterns. All of the states are delegated to objects that handle each state. So I thought it’d be a good idea to

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  ActionsScript 3.0 Design Pattern Relations Part IV: Creation

  164 readersne of the least discussed relations in Design Patterns is where one participant creates an instance of another. Basically, the pattern calls for one class to instantiate another class. This relationship is indicated by a broken line with an arrowhead pointing to the class that has been instantiated. (The Participant Relations diagram above shows

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  ActionsScript 3.0 Design Pattern Relations Part III: Inheritance

  136 readersn open triangle on a line from a child class to the parent class indicates the inheritance symbol in Design Pattern class diagrams. In the Participant Relations diagram above, you can see symbols for both single and multiple inheritance in red. Inheritance in design patterns is so common, pointing out which designs do not use

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  494 readersn open triangle on a line from a child class to the parent class indicates the inheritance symbol in Design Pattern class diagrams. In the Participant Relations diagram above, you can see symbols for both single and multiple inheritance in red. Inheritance in design patterns is so common, pointing out which designs do not use

• “That’s Not the Way I’d Do It”: Justifiable Homicide in 32 States

  301 readershe other day I was worrying about a comment another programmer had made. After looking at some code, he twisted up his face and said, “That’s not the way I’d do it.” He went on to tell me how he’d do it. After thinking about it a couple of days I realized that the way

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  The ActionScript 3.0 Design Pattern Thrill Ride: Part I

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• The ActionScript 3.0 Design Pattern Thrill Ride: Part II—Catalyst

  521 readersI’ve been working on a project with Adobe Catalyst, and if I didn’t do something for a Design Pattern tour now, it would be put off until I don’t know when. So I put together a non-design pattern application incorporating video and code snippets from the Aid Game. I simply have not had time [...]

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  The ActionScript 3.0 Design Pattern Thrill Ride: Part II—Catalyst

  257 readersI’ve been working on a project with Adobe Catalyst, and if I didn’t do something for a Design Pattern tour now, it would be put off until I don’t know when. So I put together a non-design pattern application incorporating video and code snippets from the Aid Game. I simply have not had time [...] Related

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  485 readersvery Monday I have to separate out the paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic to recycle and take them up to the curb. This last Monday while engaged in this weekly ritual, I thought that recycling a design pattern might be an interesting exercise. Additionally, it’s the kind of design pattern advantage that can be used