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.NET 10 Advanced Design Patterns

A production-grade collection of 35+ design patterns implemented in .NET 10 / C# 13, organized for learning, interview preparation, and real-world architecture reference.

Every pattern uses a realistic business scenario — payment processing, cloud storage, healthcare IoT, order fulfillment, fraud detection, and more. No abstract Shape or Animal examples.

Who This Repository Is For

Backend developers who want to deeply understand design patterns through real .NET code
Interview candidates preparing for system design and coding interviews
Architects looking for a production-style reference of pattern implementations
Students who want to go beyond textbook examples

What Is Free

All source code, tests, and introductory documentation are freely available:

Free Content	Description
Source Code	236 C# files implementing 35+ patterns with realistic business scenarios
Unit Tests	34 test files with xUnit + FluentAssertions
Interactive Playground	Console app to run any pattern demo interactively
Getting Started Guides	Architecture overview, pattern categories, pattern selection guide
Pattern Overviews	Summary docs for all four categories (Creational, Structural, Behavioral, Enterprise)
Pattern Indexes	Quick-reference listings with one-paragraph summaries per pattern

What Is Premium

Deep-dive content, interview prep, and architecture guidance are available through the learning platform:

Premium Content	Description
Deep Dives	10 in-depth pattern analysis articles (Factory Method, Builder, Decorator vs Proxy, Strategy vs State, CQRS, Saga, and more)
Anti-Patterns Guide	12 anti-patterns with symptoms, code smells, and better alternatives
Interview Cheat Sheet	Master revision guide with one-liners, common questions, and tradeoff tables for all 35+ patterns
Decision Matrix	Problem-to-pattern mapping with Mermaid decision flowcharts
Comparison Maps	10 side-by-side pattern comparisons with diagrams
Premium Blog Posts	Production-focused articles on building resilient APIs, implementing sagas, and more

Premium access is delivered through the main learning platform. This repository contains all code and free docs; premium content is marked accordingly.

Learning Path

Beginner Path

Step	Pattern	Why Start Here
1	Strategy	Simplest behavioral pattern — just swap algorithms
2	Factory Method	Most common creational pattern in .NET
3	Observer	Foundation of event-driven programming
4	Decorator	Understand composition over inheritance
5	Builder	Essential for complex object construction

Then explore: Adapter, Facade, State, Command, Template Method.

Interview Prep Path

Priority	Patterns	Interview Topic
High	Strategy, Factory Method, Observer	"Which pattern would you use for...?"
High	Singleton	Thread safety, DI alternative
High	CQRS, Repository, Unit of Work	Data access architecture
Medium	Decorator, Proxy, Adapter	Structural composition
Medium	State, Command, Chain of Responsibility	Behavioral workflows

Architect Path

Domain Modeling: Value Object, Specification, Domain Events, Result Pattern
Data Pipeline: Repository + Unit of Work + Specification
Event-Driven: Observer + Domain Events + Outbox + Saga
Resilience: Decorator (retry/circuit-breaker) + Proxy (caching) + Policy Pattern
CQRS + Event Sourcing: CQRS + Domain Events + Outbox

Pattern Categories

Creational Patterns — How objects are created

Pattern	Business Scenario	Key Idea
Factory Method	Payment Gateways	Defer instantiation to subclasses
Abstract Factory	Cloud Storage	Create families of related objects
Builder	Invoice Generation	Construct complex objects step by step
Prototype	Feature Flags	Clone existing objects to avoid costly creation
Singleton	Telemetry Registry	Ensure one instance with global access

Structural Patterns — How objects are composed

Pattern	Business Scenario	Key Idea
Adapter	Shipping Carriers	Make incompatible interfaces work together
Bridge	Notifications	Separate abstraction from implementation
Composite	Permission Hierarchy	Treat individual and composite objects uniformly
Decorator	API Client Resilience	Add behavior dynamically without subclassing
Facade	Report Generation	Provide a simplified interface to a subsystem
Flyweight	Tax Rates	Share common state to reduce memory usage
Proxy	Inventory Service	Control access to another object

Behavioral Patterns — How objects communicate

Pattern	Business Scenario	Key Idea
Chain of Responsibility	Expense Approval	Pass request along a chain of handlers
Command	Order Fulfillment	Encapsulate a request as an object
Interpreter	Search Query DSL	Define a grammar and interpret sentences
Iterator	Paginated API	Access elements sequentially without exposure
Mediator	Checkout Workflow	Reduce coupling via a central coordinator
Memento	Document Editor	Capture and restore object state
Observer	Healthcare IoT	Notify dependents of state changes
State	Order Lifecycle	Alter behavior when internal state changes
Strategy	Pricing Engine	Swap algorithms at runtime
Template Method	Document Export	Define algorithm skeleton; let subclasses fill in
Visitor	Fraud Detection	Add operations without modifying element classes

Enterprise Patterns — How production systems are structured

Pattern	Key Idea
Repository	Abstract data access behind a collection-like interface
Unit of Work	Track changes and commit as a single transaction
Specification	Encapsulate query logic in composable, reusable objects
Result Pattern	Represent success/failure without exceptions
CQRS	Separate read models from write models
Domain Events	Decouple side effects from domain logic
Outbox	Guarantee event delivery with transactional outbox
Null Object	Provide safe no-op implementations
Value Object	Model immutable domain concepts with value equality
Saga	Coordinate distributed transactions with compensation
Options Pattern	Bind and validate configuration in a typed manner
Policy Pattern	Compose business rules as first-class objects

Repository Structure

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├── meta.json                          # Machine-readable repository metadata
├── DotnetAdvanceDesignPattern.sln
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├── docs/
│   ├── free/                          # Publicly available documentation
│   │   ├── getting-started/           # Architecture overview, pattern categories
│   │   ├── overview/                  # Category summary docs
│   │   ├── guides/                    # Pattern selection guide
│   │   └── patterns/                  # Per-category pattern indexes
│   │       ├── creational/
│   │       ├── structural/
│   │       ├── behavioral/
│   │       └── enterprise/
│   ├── premium/                       # Premium content (platform access required)
│   │   ├── deep-dive/                 # In-depth pattern analysis
│   │   ├── architecture/              # Anti-patterns, architecture trade-offs
│   │   ├── interview/                 # Interview revision cheat sheet
│   │   └── cheatsheets/               # Decision matrix, comparison maps
│   └── shared/                        # Machine-readable metadata
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├── blog/
│   ├── public/                        # Free blog posts
│   └── premium/                       # Premium tutorials
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├── src/                               # All source code (public)
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Creational/     # 5 creational patterns
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Structural/     # 7 structural patterns
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Behavioral/     # 11 behavioral patterns
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Enterprise/     # 12 enterprise patterns
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Shared/         # Common interfaces and helpers
│   └── DesignPatterns.Playground/     # Interactive console runner
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├── tests/                             # All tests (public)
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Creational.Tests/
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Structural.Tests/
│   ├── DesignPatterns.Behavioral.Tests/
│   └── DesignPatterns.Enterprise.Tests/
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Getting Started

Prerequisites

.NET 10 SDK
Any IDE: Visual Studio 2025, VS Code with C# Dev Kit, JetBrains Rider

Run Examples

bash

# Run the interactive playground
dotnet run --project src/DesignPatterns.Playground

# Run all tests
dotnet test

# Run tests for a specific category
dotnet test tests/DesignPatterns.Creational.Tests

# Build the entire solution
dotnet build

Preview Content Map

Section	Free Content Available
Getting Started	Architecture Overview, Pattern Categories
Pattern Overviews	Creational, Structural, Behavioral, Enterprise summaries
Guides	Pattern Selection Guide with decision trees
Pattern Indexes	Quick-reference for all 35 patterns with summaries
Source Code	Full implementations of all 35+ patterns
Tests	Complete test suites for all patterns
Playground	Interactive console app to explore patterns

GoF vs Enterprise Patterns

Aspect	GoF Patterns (Gang of Four)	Enterprise Patterns
Origin	Design Patterns book (1994)	Fowler's PoEAA, DDD, microservices era
Scope	Class/object-level design	Application/system-level architecture
Focus	Flexibility, reuse, decoupling	Consistency, scalability, data integrity
Granularity	Single class or small group	Entire layers or bounded contexts
When to learn	First — build foundation	After — apply to real systems

Documentation

Free Documentation

Document	Description
Architecture Overview	System architecture and pattern relationships
Pattern Categories	GoF + Enterprise category explanations
Pattern Selection Guide	Decision tree for choosing the right pattern
Creational Patterns	Overview of creational patterns
Structural Patterns	Overview of structural patterns
Behavioral Patterns	Overview of behavioral patterns
Enterprise Patterns	Overview of enterprise patterns

Premium Documentation (Platform Access)

Document	Description
Anti-Patterns Guide	12 anti-patterns with symptoms and alternatives
Interview Cheat Sheet	Master revision guide for all 35+ patterns
Decision Matrix	Problem-to-pattern mapping with flowcharts
Comparison Maps	10 side-by-side pattern comparisons
Deep Dives	In-depth analysis of key pattern pairs and enterprise patterns

Note: Premium access is delivered through the main learning platform. Star this repo for updates as new patterns and deep dives are added.

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