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design-patterns-pro

Apply classic design patterns judiciously: when each pattern fits, modern alternatives, and anti-patterns. Use when designing object interactions or reviewing pattern usage.

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# Design Patterns Pro

## Overview

Design patterns are **a shared vocabulary for recurring design problems** — not a checklist to
apply. The professional skill isn't knowing 23 patterns; it's recognizing which problem you have,
picking the simplest pattern that solves it, and knowing when modern language features made a
pattern unnecessary.

The through-line: patterns serve the design — if you're contorting code to fit a pattern, you have
it backwards.

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