> You would also likely delete the 'const' I never type `const` in the first place. I don't find it useful, which was the point of my original comment. > the

> You would also likely delete the 'const' I never type `const` in the first place. I don't find it useful, which was the point of my original comment. > then either you work on something unusual In C++, I've been working on game engines, compilers, interpreters and occasionally some reverse engineering. Not sure if that counts as unusual. I'm always thinking about perf, so if I can safely modify something in-place, I usually do. > or you should learn to do better I do just fine without `const`, thank you. Maybe you should learn to have a more open mind.