Do we really need const?

[Bill Baxter]

Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> "Bill Baxter" <dnewsgroup at billbaxter.com> wrote in message 
> news:fcl79k$18vu$1 at digitalmars.com...
> 
>> It seems from the discussion here the past week, there is no real 
>> multithreading benefit to be had from const/invariant.  'Pure' is where 
>> it's at for that.  

I was a little over-zealous in my condemnation here.  I should have said 
just "const" not "const/invariant".
--bb