Do we really need const?

[Ingo Oeser]

Regan Heath wrote:

> renoX wrote:
>> As said above, developers spend more time reading code (for debugging,
>> for modifying) than writing code.
> 
> Which they do using what application ;)  The IDE, which can display the
> specific information each developer finds most useful and can do so
> without 'cluttering' the source with things another developer may not
> need/want.

Really, not every developer is using some kind of IDE.

A syntax highlighting editor is usually enough to feed
the compiler. I'm happy that D code is nothing but text,
instead of some "enriched" binary junk or junk appended
to databases.

Best Regards

Ingo Oeser