> Sometimes I use #new
that���s horrible!
completely misleading

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I'm curious, if it is singleton, should you worry from outside about the fact that it is a singleton? Shouldn't that be hidden from the user?

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new means new.��

you are confusing your user if you send a new message and you receive an already existing (aka not new) object.��

the literature existing always recommend to use an specific method (usually #instance or #uniqueInstance, in smalltalk.. who decided to use #uniqueInstance as a convention).