If you're an experienced developer, chances are your interviewer won't ask you about language syntax. Instead, they'll focus on things that test your understanding of software architecture, and how capable you are at finding optimized solutions to given problems. 

That’s where a strong understanding of design patterns comes in handy. It's often useful to be able to draw on established patterns instead of reinventing the wheel.

In this course, you will learn how to effectively deploy design patterns to answer interview questions. The course is divided into four sections: Creational Patterns, Structural Patterns, Behavioral Patterns, and Architectural Patterns. Each section has its own set of design patterns which you’ll learn to use through various challenges. 

Every challenge contains a detailed solution explanation. By the end of this course (and with some practice), you will be able to confidently use design patterns to tackle advanced coding interview questions in JavaScript.

JavaScript Design Patterns for Coding Interviews

## What is the chain of responsibility pattern?

The **chain of responsibility** pattern allows a request sent by a client to be received by more than one object. It creates a chain of loosely-coupled objects that, upon receiving the request, either handle it or pass it to the next handler object.

A common example of this pattern is *event bubbling* in [DOM](https://www.educative.io/edpresso/what-is-dom). An event propagates through different nested elements of the DOM until one of them handles it.

# What is the chain of responsibility pattern?

The **chain of responsibility** pattern allows a request sent by a client to be received by more than one object. It creates a chain of loosely-coupled objects that, upon receiving the request, either handle it or pass it to the next handler object.

A common example of this pattern is *event bubbling* in [DOM](https://www.educative.io/edpresso/what-is-dom). An event propagates through different nested elements of the DOM until one of them handles it.

This lesson discusses the chain of responsibility pattern in detail with the aid of a coding example.

Before We Begin

Introduction To Design Patterns

Creational Patterns

Structural Patterns

Behavioral Patterns

Architectural Patterns

Conclusion

Chain of Responsibility Pattern

What is the chain of responsibility pattern?