Comments on: When to (and when not to) use a context object http://blog.punchbarrel.com/2008/09/07/when-to-and-when-not-to-use-a-context-object/ Frank Carver's musings about software and life Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:15:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve http://blog.punchbarrel.com/2008/09/07/when-to-and-when-not-to-use-a-context-object/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Steve Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:47:36 +0000 http://blog.punchbarrel.com/?p=414#comment-141 For the strongly-typed variant, there seems to be a trade-off between "context objects of convenience" versus rigorous OO analysis. The weakly-typed variant is used by servlets. Are there viable alternatives, Frank? For the strongly-typed variant, there seems to be a trade-off between “context objects of convenience” versus rigorous OO analysis.

The weakly-typed variant is used by servlets. Are there viable alternatives, Frank?

]]> By: Steve Freeman http://blog.punchbarrel.com/2008/09/07/when-to-and-when-not-to-use-a-context-object/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Steve Freeman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:05:22 +0000 http://blog.punchbarrel.com/?p=414#comment-140 You're right, of course. I wasn't proposing a general solution, just an observation about a useful technique that can sometimes drift away. My main concern here is about looking for structure that is implicit but that should be made explicit. You’re right, of course. I wasn’t proposing a general solution, just an observation about a useful technique that can sometimes drift away. My main concern here is about looking for structure that is implicit but that should be made explicit.

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