That sounds like a very black/white way to say it. I don't agree that using a singleton in small programs is an anti-pattern. The world is much more gray than that.
I said you can use anti-patterns in small programs, not that singleton is an example of an anti-pattern. I don't believe singleton is so terrible as to be an anti-pattern, even for big programs. I just think it has some downsides that are really worth considering before you use it.
