From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2005-12-06T12:14:12+09:00
Subject: Re: injecting dynamic methods into a class

Ross Bamford wrote:
> 
> I know I'm new, but humour me if you will ?
> 
> Firstly, what's wrong with 'singleton'? 

[snippage]

It doesn't really bother me. But there is some confusion with
the Singleton pattern, and with other similar usages.

> I'm sure this is an ongoing debate, and I don't want to tread on any  
> beliefs, but I just thought I'd offer a perspective from a fresh pair 
> of  eyes. Is there a serious movement to replace 'singleton'?

Some people want to change it, I think. If it must be changed, I
would favor something like "singular class" (and I agree with your
assessment of "ad hoc"). Some have suggested "eigenclass" -- and I
admit this is a cool-sounding word, reminding me of my math and physics
(and German) in college. But I can't really advocate it seriously.


Hal