Flyweight pattern is a structural design pattern that allows you to fit more objects into the available amount of RAM by sharing common parts of state between multiple objects, instead of keeping all of the data in each object. It's often used in conjunction with other patterns like Factory Method or Prototype to manage the creation and destruction of these shared objects, because ain't nobody got time to manually keep track of all that nonsense.
"I was trying to render a bajillion particles in my WebGL scene, but the framerate was tanking harder than Meta's stock price. Luckily, I remembered the Flyweight pattern from that design patterns book I pretended to read in college, and now it runs smooth as butter!"
"So, I was building this super complex enterprise app with like a thousand different UI components, and my PM was breathing down my neck about performance. I told him to chill out and let me work my magic with the Flyweight pattern. Now it loads faster than a Tesla at a green light, and I'm the office hero. NBD."
Flyweight Design Pattern - This article provides a detailed explanation of the Flyweight pattern, including real-world examples and code samples in various programming languages.
The Flyweight Pattern - Game Programming Patterns - If you're into game development, this article dives into how the Flyweight pattern can be used to optimize memory usage in games, with practical examples and witty commentary.
Boost your Node.js app performance with Flyweight design pattern - For all you Node.js developers out there, this article shows how to apply the Flyweight pattern in a Node.js context to improve app performance and scalability.
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