Singletons

Hi,

What would in your opinion be the justified case for singletons?

I have seen (and written :-( ) code which relies far too heavily on singletons and this cannot bring anything good. At this point in time, I'm somewhat on the other extreme - I'm not sure at all if singleton is good idea in any situation.

Which examples would you provide as appropriate for singletons?

Regards,
Sasa
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