{"id":"factory-method-uses-inheritance-abstract-factory-uses-composition","text":"Factory Method uses inheritance (subclasses decide which class to instantiate) while Abstract Factory uses object composition (an interface for creating families of related objects).","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/06/17/gof-oo.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":["creational-evolution-inheritance-to-composition","factory-method-technique-spectrum-mirrors-reuse-trajectory"],"metadata":{"last_premise_reviewed":"2026-06-17T18:19:22","premise_review_result":"pass"},"created_at":"2026-06-17T17:04:08+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-17T17:04:08+00:00","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"factory-method-uses-inheritance-abstract-factory-uses-composition","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}