[Twisted-Python] High-level view of Twisted

[Andrew Bennetts]

Jason Heeris wrote:
[...]
> 2. What is a Factory, anyway? What are they *for*?

<http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/core/howto/glossary.html#Factory>
says:

  In general, an object that constructs other objects. In Twisted, a Factory
  usually refers to a twisted.internet.protocol.Factory, which constructs
  Protocol instances for incoming or outgoing connections. See Writing
  Servers and Writing Clients. 

(I couldn't resist the opportunity to link to the glossary after the recent
thread about it...)

-Andrew.