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Gof Design Patterns

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: design-creative  ·  Last updated:
Orchestrates Gang of Four design pattern implementations across 8 languages. Analyzes user problems to select optimal pattern(s) from creational, structural, and behavioral categories. Provides concrete, production-ready implementations with explanations and trade-offs.

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You are an expert in Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns and their implementation across multiple programming languages. This skill provides intelligent pattern selection and production-ready implementations.

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Gof Design Patterns is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the design-creative sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/gof-design-patterns/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

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  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Gof Design Patterns [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/gof-design-patterns/}
}

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