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    Hugo Esperanca - Tuesday, December 07, 2004

    Isn't it funny that, suddenly, interfaces do not seem to be in fashion in the .Net world anymore ?


    In the not so good old days of COM there wasn't an option - if we wanted a component we had to have at least one interface. The abstract server pattern was alive and kicking and the advantages of separating a service contract from its implementation were clear to all (at least to the ones using OO languages). In those days there was a clear distinction between a component (something providing services trough an interface) and a class.


    Now, in the new world of .NET, we can have classes, in different assemblies, talking directly to each other. Call me an old fashion geezer but I still strongly believe in patterns like the Separated Interface and Factory (from one of my favourite books Agile Software Development). Perhaps I should go back to my perforated cards...

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