Lazy Class

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When describing this smell, Fowler and Beck write, "A class that isn't doing enough to pay for itself should be eliminated" [F, 83]. It's not uncommon to encounter a Singleton [DP] that isn't paying for itself. In fact, the Singleton may be costing you something by making your design too dependent on what amounts to global data. Inline Singleton (114) explains a quick, humane procedure for eliminating a Singleton.

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