Re: List container strawman 1.1

[Eric Merritt <cyberlync@yahoo.com>]

> 
> This may be beating a dead horse, but I think there
> is an important
> point here.
> 
> "Ada", the language, does _not_ define the term
> "singleton". Neither
> does any other programming language that I am aware
> of.
> 
> So you are talking about a programming paradigm. It
> is hard not to
> assume everyone shares your paradigm, but it is a
> good skill to develop.
> 


I am not talking about a programming paradigm, I am
talking about a method of design. A programming
paradigm is Object Oriented Programming, Procedural
Programming, Functional Programming etc. The design
patterns put forth by the GoF (and others) can apply
in most Object Oriented languages, especially Ada. So
these are, in fact, just design aids. 

In any case, this came about as I was confused when
someone suggested singleton as the name for a list
constructor. I thought that implied a singleton list
(in the design pattern sense) and they ment a list
with a single entry. In any case, it dosn't really
matter and seems to be cleared up.




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