On Aug 23, 2013, at 10:30 AM, David Duncan <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Aug 23, 2013, at 2:49 AM, Kevin Meaney <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I have a protocol where I would like to include the class method 
>> +(void)initialize as being required. This way all classes that conform to 
>> the protocol have to implement  initialize as part of the protocol. I 
>> suppose I'm wondering if anyone perceives any problem with doing this?
> 
> What is it that you are actually trying to achieve by doing this?

+1. This doesn’t make sense to me. The +initialize method is purely part of the 
internal implementation of a class; it has no external visibility or meaning. 
Protocols are all about external meaning, with no assumption of a particular 
implementation.

—Jens
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