you may also want to check out Microsoft Patterns and Practices
http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/
Are there particular patterns that you need help understanding?
There was a paper a couple of years ago that attempted to describe all the
uses of design patterns that the author discovered when reviewing the
framework. Problem is: the framework is huge and patterns abound. I think
he gave up.
Most common patterns, in my informal and unscientific guess, would be:
Factory, Abstract Factory, Strategy, Decorator, Adapter, Proxy, Template
Method, and Singleton. (Caveat: That's literally off the top of my head.)
So, if you want to understand the patterns in the .Net framework, start by
reading about, and understanding, those.
(Hint: if you are completely lost, buy a copy of "Design Patterns Explained"
or "Head First Design Patterns").
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--- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
representative of my employer.
I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
programmer helping programmers.
