The Factory Method - Programming Design Patterns - Ep 1 - C++ Coding

In this episode we introduce the series and talk about the first pattern, which is a pattern to help create and manage things in your program.
Repo: https://github.com/codetechandtutoria...
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:10 New CMake Project
3:53 Theory
5:39 Coding A Factory
35:55 The Clone Variant
42:22 Outro
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Errata:
edit: notably this does not cover everything about the factory method, as some have pointed out. I may do a follow-up, but in the mean time if you are interested, I would suggest doing some additional reading on the subject at a place like this: https://springframework.guru/gang-of-...
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Supplement book links
▶ https://amzn.to/3Q9oEMS - Gang of Four
▶ https://amzn.to/3tGRJ8T - Game Programming Patterns
▶ https://amzn.to/3Op5tNE - Game Engine Black Book: DOOM: v1.1
▶ https://amzn.to/3N1i48g - Game Engine Black Book Wolfenstein 3D: v2.1
▶ https://amzn.to/3N1J7k6 - Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book (Special Edition)
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Notable Video Resources:
▶ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6...
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Video Written, Edited, & Produced By:
▶ Matthew Early
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