Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 07/25/07 18:05

Michael Fesser wrote:
> .oO(Toby A Inkster)
>
>> Michael Fesser wrote:
>>
>>> They are perfectly OOP, whenever you have to make sure that there's
>>> always exactly one (not more, not less) instance of a class.
>> I agree with Sanders here: they're inconsistent with OOP theory.
>
> OK, but IMHO that's just a philosophical problem.

Word!
That's why, in my Original Post, I said that I was not concerned with
how "good" programmers would do it, but rather - if it would result in
wasted resources.

Interestingly, and surprisingly, I find that a great many of the most
expert programmers would choose to waste resources.

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