observer pattern question #1 (reference to subject)

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On May 8, 4:57 pm, Alan Isaac <ais... at american.edu> wrote:
> Ville M. Vainio wrote:
> > in case of stocks, you are probably monitoring several
> > stock objects, so the stock should probably pass itself to
> > the observer
>
> OK.  This is related to my question #2 (in a separate
>
> thread), where I'd also appreciate your comments.
>
> > analogous to a typical UI scenario where you have several
> > widgets forwarding events to one big observer - and they
> > *do* provide the event source and event type.
>
> That is a helpful comparison.
>
> > All in all, though, the right solution should be obvious
> > from the problem at hand.
>
> For CS types, maybe.  The rest of us are just trying to get
>
> things done without as much background and context.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan

My local vernacular calls them "carfulls" of people, which analogy to
the body of collective man, extends pretty far.

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