We discuss some of the most common design patterns in Java and how they can help you solve common coding issues. Learn more. A design pattern is a well-established and documented solution to a ...

Although the Singleton design pattern—as evidenced below by the figure below—is one of the simplest design patterns, it presents a number of pitfalls for the unwary Java developer.

Dependencies are hidden One of the most important design considerations of the Singleton design pattern is that a Singleton class should be thread safe and static in nature. In using the Singleton ...