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What is the pattern name for using method chaining to build an object?

I frequently use a pattern where I using method chaining to setup an object, similar to a Builder or Prototype pattern, but not creating new objects with each method call, instead modifying the ...
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New Silverlight app. MVVM. RIA Services vs CSLA

Another 2 days of reading and watching demos and here we go. For my enterprise LoB Silverlight app I'm going to use: Prism for UI aspects and modularity. MVVM pattern (using Prism) ??? to bring ...
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Low coupling processing big quantities of data

Usually I achieve low coupling by creating classes that exchange lists, sets, and maps between them. Now I am developing a Java batch application and I can't put all the data inside a data structure ...
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Should injecting dependencies be done in the ctor or per method?

Consider: public class CtorInjectionExample { public CtorInjectionExample(ISomeRepository SomeRepositoryIn, IOtherRepository OtherRepositoryIn) { this._someRepository = ...
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What design patterns are the worst or most narrowly defined?

For every programming project, Managers with past programming experience try to shine when they recommend some design patterns for your project. I like design patterns when they make sense or if you ...
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Is this an anti-pattern?

I've seen this a lot in our legacy system at work - functions that go something like this: bool todo = false; if(cond1) { ... // lots of code here if(cond2) todo = true; ... // some other ...
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Checking members and instantiating in properties

Consider this: public MyClass { private Resource _myResource; public Resource MyResource { get { if(_myResource == null) { ...
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Architectural Patterns for a Game

So I've got a solution that contains a few big projects, which I'm trying to break down into smaller projects with more isolated responsibilities. This is a game I'm tinkering with -- I'm mainly a LOB ...