The factory design pattern is a popular pattern that can be used to create objects. It is a creational pattern (GOF) and provides a standard and elegant way to create instances of classes.

It outlines 23 design patterns, which are broken down into three categories: Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns. We will also discuss some miscellaneous design patterns in this series.

Typical examples of the design patterns that fall under the creational patterns category include the abstract factory, builder, factory method, prototype, and singleton patterns.