I find this factory word quite confusing when talking about design patterns. there is static factory, then factory or Simple factory, then factory method and abstract factory. Let’s understand each of them one by one. Static factory method: This was a design technique not present in Gang of four

Definition The Singleton design pattern ensures a class has only one instance and provides a global access point to it. This means you control object creation and guarantee there’s only ever a single instance throughout your application. Applications * Use the Singleton pattern when a class in your program should