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Re: Question

From: Jordi Burguet Castell <jordi dot burguet dot castell at cern dot ch>
To: gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
Cc: John Lamb <J dot D dot Lamb at btinternet dot com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:12:37 +0100
Subject: Re: Question
References: <OF6F44480B.8C7B6053-ON80256F9B.00657802-00256F9B.0065ACB9@db.com> <41FFF48E.4040903@btinternet.com>

On Tuesday 01 February 2005 22:28, John Lamb wrote:
> Przemyslaw Sliwa wrote:
> [...]
> Nonetheless, it is often a good idea to declare an automatic function
> parameter const in the function definition. This forces the compiler to
> check that you don't change the parameter value in the body of the
> function. Similarly, it is a good idea to declare any variable const if
> you don't intend to change it.

IMHO, you lose more with the potential confusion for the programmer than what 
you may earn.

jordi

References:
- Question
  - From: Przemyslaw Sliwa
- Re: Question
  - From: John Lamb

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