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# [Advent calendar #8 - Why Singletons and static methods are often the wrong thing to do](https://royalzsoftware.hashnode.dev/advent-calendar-8-why-singletons-and-static-methods-are-often-the-wrong-thing-to-do?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

This might shock you, but I bet you are using Singletons wrong. With this post I will talk about the only valid use case and the more often practiced wrong usages of the singleton pattern. Problem Singletons themselves are not bad. The problem is the...

Dec 8, 2023 · 2 min read · royalzsoftware.hashnode.dev  
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