Dependency Injection vs Factory Pattern

Most of the examples quoted for usage of Dependency Injection, we can solve using the factory pattern as well. Looks like when it comes to usage/design the difference between dependency injection and factory is blurred or thin. Once someone told me that its how you use it that makes a difference! I once used StructureMap … Read more

Why do I need an IoC container as opposed to straightforward DI code? [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 8 years ago. Locked. This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently accepting new answers or interactions. I’ve been using Dependency Injection (DI) for a while, injecting either in a constructor, … Read more

Inversion of Control vs Dependency Injection

According to the paper written by Martin Fowler, inversion of control is the principle where the control flow of a program is inverted: instead of the programmer controlling the flow of a program, the external sources (framework, services, other components) take control of it. It’s like we plug something into something else. He mentioned an … Read more