Const sucks

[Janice Caron]

Oh wait! I do have one comment, or question, or whatever.

> const int* p = &x;  // neither p nor *p can be changed
> const(int*) p = &x;  // neither p nor *p can be changed

Two ways of writing the same thing. I don't understand the need for
the bracketless version. Could we not just insist that the brackets
must always be there? Or does the lack of brackets actually mean
something? (if it does, it's back to being confusing again).