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 ...

We adopt a top-down design approach that starts from architectural design based on a pattern diagram, proceeds with expansion of patterns into their predefined class diagrams, and further refines the ...