Overview of Design Pattern Categories
Design patterns are categorized into three main types based on their purpose:
- Creational Patterns: Define ways to create objects (e.g., Factory Method, Singleton, Builder).
- Structural Patterns: Define ways to compose objects into larger structures (e.g., Adapter, Bridge, Proxy).
- Behavioral Patterns: Define ways to manage communication and behavior between objects (e.g., Observer, Strategy, State).