const sucks

[Bruno Medeiros]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Bill Baxter wrote:
>>
>> I recall Walter's main argument against it was that local variable
>> really shouldn't be const-by-default since you're usually creating
>> them because you want to manipulate them.  But then you end up with a
>> system where local variable declarations and parameter declarations
>> follow very different rules.
> 
> Pure functions already work this way, so perhaps this isn't a big deal.
> 
> 
> Sean

Are you sure of that? Reading the latest about pure: 
http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=745&Itemid=
I don't see were you can infer that.

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