const debacle

[Bill Baxter]

Janice Caron wrote:
> On 24/03/2008, Steven Schveighoffer <schveiguy at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>  That it is not available in C or C++, or "C++ has the same problem" is not
>>  an argument against anything.
> 
> Fear not, Steve, I was merely responding to Bill, who said:
>>>  As time wears on I find myself not becoming any more enthusiastic about
>>>  const in D...
> 
> In the light of Bill's comment (he specifically said "const in D", not
> "const"), it seemed reasonable to mention that other languages can't
> do this either.

Yes you are correct.  I was talking specifically about D.  (But I'm not 
happy with C++ const these days either.)

--bb