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The GoF prescribes seven steps to apply a design pattern: (1) read for overview focusing on Applicability/Consequences, (2) study Structure/Participants/Collaborations, (3) study Sample Code, (4) choose meaningful participant names, (5) define classes/interfaces/inheritance/instance variables, (6) define application-specific operation names, (7) implement operations per responsibilities.
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