Tuesday Mar 11: Factory Method and ?

[Miika]

Hi all,
Starting GoF from beginning, tomorrow March 11th would be Factory
Method. Anybody interested? Should we also decide here what is the
second pattern/subject and who would be a moderator?

[Miika Makinen]

Just a reminder to anybody new to GoF patterns and these meetings: Today is perfect day to start learning! Read through http://groups.google.com/group/ppppkh/web/for-your-first-pattern-study-session for some tips.

About Factory Method:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_method_pattern
http://www.dofactory.com/Patterns/PatternFactory.aspx
http://sourcemaking.com/design_patterns/factory_method
http://gsraj.tripod.com/design/creational/factory/factory.html

Opening Question:
How does Factory Method promote loosely coupled code?

[Chris Brown]

I'll be there, this is a pattern I use all the time so I don't mind moderating.

Although a little more to do with the business than mechanics of software,  this article might be an interesting discussion point for the second half of the meeting?

On 11/03/2008, Chris Brown <chris...@arunatechnology.com> wrote:

I'll be there, looking forward to running through the patterns again so I can earn my yellow belt.

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Christopher Brown
Aruna Technology
Research and Development Director
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Tel: (855) 023 215 231
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Christopher Brown
Aruna Technology
Research and Development Director
H/P: (855) 012 315 302
Tel: (855) 023 215 231
Fax: (855) 023 215 234

[Chris Brown]

Oops, and here is the article - http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=1
It's all about freeconomics.

[Miika Makinen]

Can talk about this. I also have couple of books with me about other patterns I've mentioned before... I could briefly present what those are about and how they might be good to study...

[Chea sereyvath]

Hi,

The topic is really interesting today, but I am not be able to joint. Because i got a bad cold.

Wish you all a nice discussion.

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CHEA Sereyvath
Project Manager / Software Architecture
Moor Software Development Co, Ltd.
Tel. +855 12 99 25 87
http://www.moorwebsoftware.com/

[Tim]

I'll be there. For the second subject, I'll go with the flow, though i
have a slight preference for the free economic article Chris
proposed.