Article: Why Const Sucks

[Arun Chandrasekaran]

On Monday, 5 March 2018 at 13:48:23 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> Just a semantic note, it is "straitjacket". "straight" is like 
> a non-wiggly line. "strait" means narrow or constricted. Thus, 
> the straitjacket is a jacket that constricts your movement.
>
> Of course, using "straight" is such a common mistake it has 
> become generally accepted... but still, I like being precise 
> with my words.

Programmers like precision, don't we! From Simon Tatham article 
about how to report bugs effectively: 
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

"Above all, *be precise*. Programmers like precision."