JavaScript Design Patterns: Basics to Interview

Guide
Comprehensive notes covering fundamentals, SOLID principles, and 10 essential patterns for
interviews.
1. Introduction to Design Patterns
What design patterns are, why they exist, and how they help reduce coupling and improve
maintainability.

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Review concepts, identify real-world usage, and understand trade-offs. During interviews, focus on
why a pattern is chosen rather than memorizing definitions.
2. OOP Basics in JavaScript
Classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and composition.

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Review concepts, identify real-world usage, and understand trade-offs. During interviews, focus on
why a pattern is chosen rather than memorizing definitions.
3. SOLID Principles
Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, Dependency
Inversion.

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why a pattern is chosen rather than memorizing definitions.
4. Creational vs Structural vs Behavioral Patterns
Pattern categories and when to choose each.

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5. Singleton Pattern
Definition, use cases, implementation, pros/cons, interview questions.

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6. Factory Pattern
Object creation abstraction, examples, interview comparisons.

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7. Strategy Pattern
Runtime algorithm selection, discount engine example.

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8. Observer Pattern
Publish/Subscribe model, EventEmitter and DOM events.

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9. Decorator Pattern
Enhancing behavior without modifying original code.

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10. Dependency Injection
Injecting dependencies, testability benefits.

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11. Inversion of Control
Containers and frameworks managing dependencies.

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12. Repository Pattern
Abstracting persistence and database access.

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13. Adapter Pattern
Integrating incompatible interfaces.

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14. Facade Pattern
Providing simplified interfaces to complex systems.

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15. Factory vs Strategy
Key differences and interview scenarios.

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16. Adapter vs Facade
When to transform vs simplify interfaces.

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17. DI vs IoC
Relationship and practical examples.

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18. [Link] Real-World Examples
Services, repositories, event-driven architecture.

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19. React Real-World Examples
Hooks, context, service abstraction, composition.

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20. Testing Pattern-Based Code
Mocks, stubs, dependency injection.

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21. Anti-Patterns
God objects, tight coupling, overusing singletons.

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22. Common Interview Questions
Frequently asked questions with answers.

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23. System Design Example
E-commerce architecture using multiple patterns.

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24. Cheat Sheet
Quick revision summary of all patterns.

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