Singleton: Benefits and Caveats
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the Singleton design pattern.
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Benefits of using Singleton
The key benefits of using Singleton are as follows:
- The object is only initialized once—the first time we retrieve it.
- The design pattern enforces the use of the same instance of the object throughout the application.
- The design pattern is easy to understand and set up.
However, just like any other design pattern, Singleton has its caveats. This is what we’ll take a look at next.
Caveats of using Singleton
Arguably, the Singleton design ...