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Learn the drawbacks of using the Singleton design pattern, one of the most widely used design patterns, and the alternatives to avoid its potential pitfalls Although design patterns are solutions to ...

The Singleton pattern is deceptively simple, even and especially for Java developers. In this classic JavaWorld article, David Geary demonstrates how Java developers implement singletons, with code ...