I think much of the problem with FactoryFactories is naming them FactoryFactories. We don't call processes 'ProgramCounterContextCollections'. The pattern isn't

I think much of the problem with FactoryFactories is naming them FactoryFactories. We don't call processes 'ProgramCounterContextCollections'. The pattern isn't bad, in fact flavors of it (if you squint) are used regularly even in low-level C systems code.