The first pass
The low-hanging fruit in any object-design exercise is deciding on the basic structures for the objects. Tom knew this was likely the place he would use Creational patterns, though he didn’t concern himself too much with which ones he would use. Experience had taught him that analysis-paralysis is a real problem when a developer starts using patterns. You can stare at a blank whiteboard all day trying to decide whether to use an Abstract Factory or a Factory Method. Maybe both together somehow? Maybe we can fit a Command or Singleton in there too?
Tom began by drawing the classes and not worrying about patterns at all. Patterns usually emerge out of chaos, so don’t be afraid to create chaos first. Since we’re just diagramming, there is no way the pointy-haired boss can tell you to “Clean it up and ship it Monday.” Tom’s new bosses would never give him that command. Neither Phoebe nor Kitty had pointy hair, nor were they likely...
