benefit of having a factory for object creation?
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I'm trying to understand the factory design pattern.
I don't understand why it's good to have a middleman between the client and the product (object that the client wants).
example with no factory:
$mac = new Mac();
example with a factory:
$appleStore = new AppleStore();
$mac = $appleStore->getProduct('mac');
How does the factory pattern decouple the client from the product?
Could someone give an example of a future code change that will impact on example 1 negative, but positive in example 2 so I understand the importance of decoupling?
Thanks.
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