http://awalsh128.com/tags/design-patterns/Recent content in Design Patterns on Andrew WalshHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 Andrew WalshThu, 20 Mar 2014 10:45:31 -0700http://awalsh128.com/state-behavioral-pattern-to-rescue/Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0700http://awalsh128.com/state-behavioral-pattern-to-rescue/<h3 class="relative group">The Creeping Problem <div id="the-creeping-problem" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-creeping-problem" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h3> <p>I recently found myself developing a request-response style system, where the lifetime of a request could be interrupted at any moment. For most same process execution, like your average desktop application, this is a concern, but arises more often when dealing with multiple coordinated processes. My case ended up being the latter.</p>