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In C#, isn't the observer pattern already implemented using Events?

Asked 2008-08-28T11:36:52.297
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After reading the Head First Design Patterns book and using a number of other design patterns, I'm trying to understand the Observer pattern. Isn't this already implemented using Events in the .NET Framework?

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I would say yes, it was Anders Heljsberg's intent to make the observer pattern a first-class language feature with events in C#, based on his experience with Delphi. Anders makes this and other design intentions clear in an excellent interview on Software Engineering Radio.

answered 2008-08-28T12:37:19.877

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