>>I'm handling it using this code:
>>
>>

>>public static class Bootstrapper
>>    {
>>        private static readonly object _lock = new object();
>>        private static bool _initialized;
>>
>>        public static void Bootstrap()
>>        {
>>            if (!_initialized)
>>            {
>>                lock (_lock)
>>                {
>>                    if (!_initialized)
>>                    {
>>                        _initialized = true;
>>
>>                        StructureMapConfiguration.Initialize();
>>
>>                        var startupTasks = ObjectFactory.GetAllInstances<IStartupTask>();
>>
>>                        startupTasks.Each(task => task.Execute());
>>                    }
>>                }
>>            }
>>        }
>>    }
>>

>>
>>I call this in my Application_Start event in the global.asax file. Looks like we had the same concern, but I'm handling it a bit differently by checking the _initialized variable before and after the lock.
>
>The reason I do not need to check it at first, before the lock, is because I have lFirstHit. So, basically, we have the same code.
>
>Thanks

FWIW, I've used this same code several times with no issues, so I imagine the logic is sound.