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I agree that the pointer to mgr should've been const, that's a mistake on my part. On the other hand "const"ing the local integer is a bit overkill IMO (I do th

by simias 8y ago

I agree that the pointer to mgr should've been const, that's a mistake on my part. On the other hand "const"ing the local integer is a bit overkill IMO (I do think that languages like Rust are right to default to const, but doing the same thing in C adds a lot of noise IMO).

cmroanirgo 8y ago
From the article (and follows my experience): "Const parameters and const functions are helpful in avoiding side effect related bugs, but the functions are still susceptible to changes in the global execution environment. Trying to make more parameters and functions const is a good exercise, and often ends in casting it away in frustration at some point. That frustration is usually due to finding all sorts of places that state could be modified that weren't immediately obvious -- places for bugs to breed. "