[boost] Re: [Formal review] Singleton library

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-05 05:51:18

"David Sankel" wrote:

Thanks for your review, first.

> However, I cannot see any wide-spread use for the multiton library.
> While an interesting idea, the mutiton would be better implemented as
> a map<string,object> for runtime or just shared variables at
> compile-time. These options are more flexible from the get-go.
>
Purpose of multiton is to hide such infrastructure from the user.

Above mentioned techniques are still available for specific needs.

/Pavel