From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-08 14:01:50
Andy wrote:
> "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> wrote in
> news:00b601c790ad$8e357b00$6407a80a_at_pdimov2:
>
>> null()/nil() are actually redundant and only contribute thread safety
>> problems. The default constructor already creates a NULL UUID, as it
>> should.
>
> I agree that they are redundant. I am not pushing them, but just
> wondering why they would contribute to thread safety problems since
> they return a constant object?
Because of the local static variable.