Re: static or not?

iamfractal@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
....
> If I use a singleton, then I can strip away an interface from this
> singleton, and have it register that interface in the Registry.
>
> If I use static methods, I cannot do this: static methods are not
> allowed to hide the instance methods of the interface.
>
> This is the major reason I use a singleton, instead of a class of
> static methods.
....

would expand on your thoughts here? instead of having, for example, a
"driver" class you'd have a singleton?


thanks,

Thufir

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