The problem with const proposals

Alexander Panek alexander.panek at brainsware.org
Fri Dec 7 08:37:43 PST 2007


On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:31:43 -0800
Gregor Richards <Richards at codu.org> wrote:

> Not a single person on this board (and I mean NO ONE) has a grasp
> over everything that one can reasonably expect const to do. What we
> need to do is construct a complete list of features that the const
> system ought to have, so that any const proposal can be checked
> against the "good clean const fun" checklist. Instead, what we have
> is suggestion after suggestion, each with good points but each with
> fundamental flaws. We're never going to get anywhere like this
> because nobody knows what everyone needs.
> 
> Disclaimer: It is of course impossible to make a list that makes 
> everyone happy. C'est la vie.
> 
>   - Gregor Richards

me too.

-- 
Alexander Panek <alexander.panek at brainsware.org>



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