Re: boost.threads [was RE: [boost] Re: sockets /network programming Requirement

From: duncan_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-08-07 13:24:08

williamkempf_at_[hidden] () wrote:

> A singleton is a design pattern for a type with controlled
> construction semantics, typically used to insure only
> one instance may be created

So what's the atypical usage? I always thought it was a design pattern 
to ensure a type only has one instance and to provide a point of access 
to that one instance.

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Duncan Harris, Sapio Design Ltd, Manchester, U.K.