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On 11/18/2014 3:23 AM, Brian Drummond wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:08:03 -0800, Hubert wrote:
>
>>> This is only a problem in poorly designed languages. In Ada these
>>> "singletons"
>>> should be packages.
>
>>   What is the best way to access such an object
>
> Through the accessor subprograms supplied by the package.
>
> - Brian
>
That basically is a vote for global objects. Whether they are accessed 
through a global variable or some sort of getter function that returns 
access, it means bypassing the parameters. Well from what I read here, 
there are no strong opinions for either concept. Strange, I wasn't able 
to find good arguments for or against the two concepts anywhere, I guess 
they are just used interchangeably in applications.

Personally I am for global objects since they keep the interfaces 
smaller and avoid tramp data, the problem I see is just the unit test 
setup. Subprograms with side effect are hard to test automatically


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