Re: [libertyeiffel] May this apply?
- From:
- Cyril Adrian
- Date:
- 2010-07-30 @ 20:06
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 00:38, Paolo Redaelli <paolo.redaelli@gmail.com>wrote:
> Please read this from a long-time hacker
>
> http://blog.pdark.de/2010/07/21/dependency-injection-and-reference-passing/
>
> I do not know that pattern; may it be useful to "get rid" of singletons
> in Eiffel?
>
I don't think so. There is no DI framework in Eiffel, and anyway singletons
are well defined and easily de-singletonized thanks to the handy "once"
features that can be redefined.
Note that the main drawback of singletons is that they hinder testability.
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