Guided course · Architecture and Design in .NET

Module 1 · Foundations: Patterns, SOLID and Judgment2 lessons

01Design Patterns in .NET Interviews: What They Are, the Patterns You Already Use, and How to Choose One
02SOLID in Modern C#: The Five Principles as the Foundation for Every Pattern, With a Real Refactor

Module 2 · Creational Patterns3 lessons

03Factory Method and Abstract Factory in C#: From switch Statements to Keyed Services in .NET 8 (included with Full Access)
04Builder and Prototype in C#: Fluent Builders, required and init, Records and the Shallow-Copy Trap (included with Full Access)
05Singleton in Modern .NET: Lazy<T>, DI Lifetimes, Captive Dependencies and Thread Safety (included with Full Access)

Module 3 · Structural Patterns4 lessons

06Adapter and Facade in C#: Wrapping Vendor SDKs, Callback APIs and Subsystems Behind Interfaces You Own (included with Full Access)
07Decorator in C# and .NET DI: Caching, Logging and Retry Without Touching the Class, Plus DelegatingHandler (included with Full Access)
08Proxy in C#: Protection, Virtual and Dynamic Proxies with DispatchProxy, and Where .NET Generates Them for You (included with Full Access)
09Composite in C#: Trees of Parts and Wholes, Product Bundles, Rule Trees, and Where .NET Uses It (included with Full Access)

Module 4 · Behavioral Patterns: Algorithms, State and Requests4 lessons

10Strategy in C#: Replacing switch Statements with Interchangeable Algorithms, DI Registries and Delegates (included with Full Access)
11Template Method in C#: Fixed Algorithms With Overridable Steps, BackgroundService, and When to Prefer Composition (included with Full Access)
12State Pattern in C#: Order Lifecycles, Invalid Transitions, and Transition Tables With Tuple Patterns (included with Full Access)
13Command Pattern in C#: Undo and Redo, Queued Commands With Channels, Idempotency and CQRS Commands (included with Full Access)

Module 5 · Behavioral Patterns: Communication and Pipelines4 lessons

14Observer in C#: Events, IObservable<T>, Safe Unsubscription, Handler Isolation and In-Process Domain Events (included with Full Access)
15Mediator in C# and MediatR: Requests, Notifications, Pipeline Behaviors, and When a Mediator Is Overkill (included with Full Access)
16Chain of Responsibility in .NET: ASP.NET Core Middleware, Short-Circuiting, Ordering and Handler Pipelines (included with Full Access)
17Visitor and Pattern Matching in C#: Double Dispatch, Expression Trees, ExpressionVisitor and Switch Expressions (included with Full Access)

Module 6 · Judgment, Practice and Mock Interview3 lessons

18When Not to Use Patterns: Anti-Patterns, Over-Engineering, and Modern C# Alternatives That Replace Them (included with Full Access)
19Design Patterns Practice Set: 10 Drills on Finding, Fixing and Choosing Patterns in Real C# Code (included with Full Access)
20Final Mock Interview: 25 Questions on Design Patterns, SOLID and Modern C# for .NET Interviews (included with Full Access)

Module 2 · Creational Patterns · Lesson 4 of 20

Builder and Prototype in C#: Fluent Builders, required and init, Records and the Shallow-Copy Trap

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