Re: [Boost-users] [review] Fast track review of Boost.Utility/Singleton

From: Nat Goodspeed (nat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-15 15:58:33

Steven Watanabe wrote:

> Nat Goodspeed wrote:
>> I 
>> wish it were possible to provide 'instance' as both a static data member 
>> and a static member function...
> 
> It's actually easy, although I don't think it's a good idea:

   Because providing multiple equivalent ways to invoke the same 
functionality adds complexity without adding value? Or are there other 
reasons related to the instance() static member function itself?