Singleton: Benefits and Caveats

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 ...