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Singletons considered harmful

Ok, I know it’s not a new observation, but the Singleton pattern must be one of the most overused, and abused, patterns that the Gang Of Four described. This is on my mind this week as I’m working on a body of code that has way too many Singletons. I must emphasise that ultimately it’s […]

Java 7 JDK on Mac OS X

This is one of the things that Apple should be kicked in the shin for. There is no excuse for continuing to completely foul up Java installation on Mac OS X If you are like me, and trying to figure out how to get the Java 7 JDK installed on the latest build, here is […]