{"id":"abstract-factory-three-implementation-techniques","text":"Abstract Factory has three implementation techniques: (1) factory methods overridden in subclasses (most common), (2) prototype-based cloning of stored prototypical products, and (3) class-as-factory in languages with first-class classes (e.g., Smalltalk's partCatalog dictionary).","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/06/17/gof-oo-chunk-7.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":["abstract-factory-fully-specified-pattern","abstract-factory-techniques-recapitulate-reuse-spectrum"],"metadata":{"last_premise_reviewed":"2026-06-17T18:19:22","premise_review_result":"overgeneralized"},"created_at":"2026-06-17T21:30:29+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-17T21:30:29+00:00","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"abstract-factory-three-implementation-techniques","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}