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Re: simple method dispatch question



Lyman Taylor wrote:
> 
> 
>    OK I'll speculate. :-)
> 
>  I don't think it has to do with fancy multiprocessing memory
>  architectures. :-)

Nor me, it was just the only justification of any sort I could imagine,
based on a reading the definition of the Singleton function but not the
useful bit in the Types and Classes chapter (Okay, so they were half the
book apart, but it did have an index. Which is like a paper version of
alta vista, innit)

[snip bit about identity tests]
> 
>   There is enough of loophole there (and with <singleton>'s def) to make
>   the above approach "legal".

That makes sense now. 

I was mislead by my expectation of GOF singletons.

Thanks for the your answers

- jan
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