Status: IN
The creational pattern space is bounded by Prototype and Builder's opposite product-coupling extremes (Prototype maximally coupled via Clone, Builder maximally decoupled via step-by-step construction through abstract interfaces), while Prototype and Flyweight define the object-identity spectrum (Prototype creating fully independent copies, Flyweight maximizing sharing) — together mapping the creational design space along two orthogonal axes: coupling-to-product and independence-of-instances.
Two orthogonal spectra (coupling and identity) define the creational design space boundaries
Depends on (SL): prototype-builder-opposite-coupling-extremes, prototype-flyweight-creation-sharing-spectrum