• Bruce Adams <tortoise_74 yeah.who.co.uk> Sep 11 2007
• Charles <charles jwavro.com> Sep 11 2007

Bruce Adams <tortoise_74 yeah.who.co.uk> writes:

Nathan Reed Wrote:

 Janice Caron wrote:
 I want to be able to *express the idea* that the value I am declaring
 shall never change. To my mind:
 
 const int NUM_DAYS_IN_WEEK = 7;
 
 successfully expresses that idea, and frankly, I whether or not
 NUM_DAYS_IN_WEEK consumes memory should not be my call. That is an
 implementation detail, and should be the compiler's problem, not mine.


 Agree.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathan Reed


Already agreed on another thread but worth every extra vote.

Charles <charles jwavro.com> writes:

Agreed!

Bruce Adams Wrote:

 Nathan Reed Wrote:
 
 Janice Caron wrote:
 I want to be able to *express the idea* that the value I am declaring
 shall never change. To my mind:
 
 const int NUM_DAYS_IN_WEEK = 7;
 
 successfully expresses that idea, and frankly, I whether or not
 NUM_DAYS_IN_WEEK consumes memory should not be my call. That is an
 implementation detail, and should be the compiler's problem, not mine.


 Agree.
 
 Thanks,
 Nathan Reed


 Already agreed on another thread but worth every extra vote.