{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Balking pattern - Newikis","description":"The balking pattern is a software design pattern that only executes an action on an object when the object is in a particular state. For example, if an object reads ZIP files and a calling method invokes a get method on the object when the ZIP file is not open, the object would \"balk\" at the…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400}