Be const-correct!

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randomMesh
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Be const-correct!

Post by randomMesh »

We all know that writing const-correct code is important to write tighter, safer code that is easier to manage.
Here's a nice article i found which explains how to do so.
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Post by arras »

Nice and simple article. Thanks :)
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Post by pippy3 »

Cool stuff. I never was sure where to use const functions before
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Post by kingdutch »

I hate the fact you always come up with links in chat when I talk about something. However I shall, as always, read the article, thanks for sharing ;)
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Post by d3jake »

Good find! I've already been doing some of this, and I suppose it wouldn't hurt to go full out with it, when done correctly.
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Post by ChaiRuiPeng »

kingdutch wrote:I hate the fact you always come up with links in chat when I talk about something. However I shall, as always, read the article, thanks for sharing ;)
:wink: dont be upset.

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Post by Brainsaw »

Nice article, thanks for sharing. I'll try to make my code const-correct in the future ;)
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