Design Patterns in C#: Abstract Factory

Learn everything there is to know about the Abstract Factory Design Pattern

About This Course

The Abstract Factory Design Pattern is a foundational design pattern in software engineering, frequently employed to build scalable, flexible applications. It is essential knowledge for any developer, as it enables the creation of families of related objects without specifying their exact classes. This pattern is particularly valuable for building systems that can easily adapt to new requirements or product variants, promoting loose coupling and code flexibility. In this course, Amichai Mantinband will guide you through everything you need to understand the importance of the Abstract Factory pattern and how to use it effectively to design robust, adaptable applications.

Course Curriculum

47m 4 sections

Course overview

00:50 Free preview

The 3 Types of Factory Patterns

03:36

What is the Abstract Factory Pattern

05:14

Class Diagram

06:13

Dometrain's Quest Example

07:24

Dometrain's Quest Class Diagram

03:43

Characteristics & Implementation Aspects

02:10

Section Recap

02:07

Implementing the Abstract Factory Design Pattern

03:32

Implementing Domegym's Quest

05:44

Section Recap

01:15

Benefits

01:33

Drawbacks

03:11

Conclusion

00:42

Meet Your Instructor

Amichai Mantinband

Amichai Mantinband

Amichai Mantinband is a Software Engineer at Microsoft and a .NET content creator.
He works on large-scale, distributed systems within Microsoft Office, serving over 100 million daily users. He is a speaker at official .NET conferences, and within Microsoft, he authors and teaches software architecture courses.
Amichai is the author of NuGet packages ErrorOr & Throw and has a .NET programming YouTube channel covering advanced topics such as design patterns, architecture, and best practices.

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