Summary of effects

Pattern

Code Complexity

Code Coupling

Comprehensibility

Correctness

Extensibility

Flexibility

Maintainability

Modifiability

Modularity

Performance

Reusability

Usability

Understandability

Cohesion

Total

Abstract Factory

C-
C-

C+
C+

6
(+4,-3)

Adapter

E+
E+
E+
E+
E-
E-
C-
C-
C-
C-

13
(+7,-6)

Bridge

E+
E+

8
(+8)

Builder

E-

C+
C+
C+

6
(+4,-2)

Chain of Responsibility

E0

C+

5
(+3,-1)

Command

E+
E+
E+
E+
E-
E-
C-
C-

C+
C+

14
(+8,-6)

Composite

E+

E+
E+
E+
E+
E+
E+
E-
C-

17
(+10,-6)

Decorator

C-
C-
C0

E+
C+

E+
E+
E+
E+
E+
E-
E-
C-

16
(+8,-7)

Facade

C+
C+
C+

4
(+4)

Factory Method

E+
E+
E-
C-
E-
C-

C+
C+

14
(+8,-5)

Flyweight

2
(+2)

Interpreter

C+
C0

3
(+2)

Iterator

E-
C-

C+
C+

5
(+3,-2)

Mediator

E+
E+

4
(+3, -1)

Memento

C+

2
(+2)

Observer

E+

C-
C-
C-

E+
E+
E+
E+
E+
E-
E+
E-
C-
C-

C+
C+
E+
C+

22
(+12,-9)

Prototype

C-
C-

E+
E+
E+
E+
E-
C-

C+
C+

12
(+8,-4)

Proxy

2
(+2)

Singleton

E+

C0

E+
E+
E-
C-
E-
C-
C-
C-

C0

C+
C+

14
(+6,-6)

State

C+
E+
E+

C+

E-
C+
C+

C+

C+
E-

18
(+11,-6)

Strategy

C+
C+
C+

C+

C+

E-
C+
C+

C+
C-

16
(+11,-5)

Template Method

C+

E+
E+
E+
E+
C-
C-
C-
C-

C+

12
(+8,-4)

Visitor

C+

C+

E+
E+
E+
E-
C+
E-
E+

C+
C0

13
(+10,-2)

Total

7
(+7)

7
(+3,-4)

7
(+7)

12
(+2,-8)

8
(+8)

25
(+25)

97
(+49,-48)

3
(+1)

3
(0)

42
(+37,-3)

4
(+4)

2
(-2)

3
(-3)

9
(+3,-6)

Last Updated on September 12, 2012.