const void * const_pointer = &const_pointer; void * const const_value = &const_value; I've never really understood why people put const before the type, to

const void * const_pointer = &const_pointer; void * const const_value = &const_value; I've never really understood why people put const before the type, to me the following is far more obvious: void const* const_pointer = &const_pointer; void* const const_value = &const_value;