On 8/27/2018 10:08 AM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
Const in D makes sense as-is. Though, granted, its infectiousness means its scope is actually very narrow, and as a result, we ironically can't use it in very many places, and so its touted benefits only rarely apply. :-( Which also means that it's taking up a lot of language design real estate with not many benefits to show for it.
D const is of great utility if you're interested in functional programming. Using it has forced me to rethink how I separate tasks into functions, and the result is for the better.
I agree that D const has little utility if you try to program in C++ style.
