From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2006-08-11T10:55:05+09:00
Subject: Re: nonce


Hal Fulton wrote:
> Trans wrote:
> >
> > An occassion need not be limited to an instantaneous moment. Could I
> > not say, "I have occassion for an Eigenclass"? It also has other
> > connotations, such as "need".
> >
> > I don't think any word is ever going to be perfect, precisely becuase
> > there is no precise word for it. We have to define one. And the problem
> > with "singleton" is that it's already taken.
>
> I've never perceived a problem there. "Singleton" is used in different
> circumstances, as is "nonce." Much of meaning depends on context.
>
> But "nonce" does carry a strong connotation of "one-time usage."

Honestly. Have you ever even used the work _nonce_ in your entire life?


Right. So how "strong" can any connotation possibly be? The idea here
is clearly to give it a new connotation --that's the point. With
Singleton, it's not just a connotation but rather a complete
redefinition of an already accepted term in OOP parlance.

T.