[webkit-dev] Using C++ constant local variables in WebKit

[Antti Koivisto]

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 4:26 AM, Ojan Vafai <ojan at chromium.org> wrote:

> I don't mind using const in some cases, but I share Darin's concern of
> littering the code with consts. I'd prefer that
>
we come up with a fairly conservative guideline about when to use it. I'm
> not sure what that would look like. We could start with, what's special
> about this case, or string parsing in general that makes using const more
> valuable?
>

Littering the code with anything is bad. Has misuse of consts been a
significant practical problem? Perhaps we don't need a specific rule here.


   antti


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