Patterns 101

Note: This is part of an ongoing series introducing patterns at the Tampa C# Meetup . Purpose # The factory pattern, formally called the Abstract Factory Pattern, abstracts the creation of a concrete class. factory

Note: This is part of an ongoing series introducing patterns at the Tampa C# Meetup . Introduction # No introduction to patterns is complete without the ubiquitous explanation of why we need patterns. Rather then re-invent this wheel, yet again, I will reference others and refer you to a couple books.