In article <[email protected]>, Marc Balmer <[email protected]> wrote: >Am 22.08.15 um 11:20 schrieb Felix Deichmann: >> Am 22.08.2015 um 10:15 schrieb Marc Balmer: >>> Imo, this patch does not solve a problem, but creates new ones, maybe... >>> The constness that you sprinkle is definitely not needed, only makes >>> the code cluttered imo. >> >> This "constness" is mainly adding "pointers to const" in function >> arguments and for strings. Some will consider this good style to say the >> least (MISRA, CERT C Coding Standard), and some even claim it will allow >> for better compiler optimization. > >I agree for libraries, but not for tools where such functions are only >used internally. And only that some committees consider sth good style >does not mandate that I use it. >
Const is good whe used properly; it helps the compiler and the programmer. christos
