James Edward Gray II wrote:

> On Nov 15, 2004, at 6:48 PM, Florian Gross wrote:
> 
>> Gavin Sinclair wrote:
>>
>>> (Besides, the Singleton Pattern has fallen foul of OO purists.)
>>
>> Got any URLs? I think I agree with them, but they might have better 
>> reasons than me so I would be interested in reading about them. Thanks!
> 
> I'm NOT an expert, but my opinion is that the pattern is overused.  
> There are cases where you must ensure restricted creation, but often 
> it's an artificial limitation.  It closes down options, so I feel it 
> should only be used when you really need some significant protection it 
> provides.  I'm a keep my options open kind of guy.
> 
> Again, that's 100% my opinion.  Take it or leave it.

Thanks for it, it is of help.