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This [1] is my candidate for why I'm not cut out to be a master C++ programmer. There's far too many arcane rules. I want to use a language I can enjoy. [1] ht

This [1] is my candidate for why I'm not cut out to be a master C++ programmer. There's far too many arcane rules. I want to use a language I can enjoy. [1] http://herbsutter.com/2008/01/01/gotw-88-a-candidate-for-the-most-important-const/ http://herbsutter.com/2008/01/01/gotw-88-a-candidate-for-the...

bcoates 13y ago
In fairness to C++, that rule mostly has effects where it silently does the right thing even if you don't know the rule rather than breaking things. It's just kind of surprising when it fixes code that looks broken.