On Saturday 04 December 2010 06:00:58 Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > On 12/4/10 4:35 AM, Jonathan M Davis wrote: > > On Friday 03 December 2010 22:42:06 Don wrote: > >> (1) Should temporaries be allowed to be passed as 'const ref'? > > > > I honestly do not understand why they can't be already. C++ definitely > > allows this. > > C++'s second biggest mistake.
Okay. Why is it a mistake? I've never heard anyone say that this was a mistake before. As far as I can tell, it's extremely desirable, and this problem with opEquals() is a prime example as to why. What is wrong with allowing temporaries to be passed as const ref? What makes it such a big mistake? - Jonathan M Davis
