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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: More Funny Stuff From Joel
Date: 11 Jun 2024 06:54:44 GMT
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On Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:50:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:

> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote at 04:30 this Tuesday (GMT):
>> On Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:40:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>>
>>> 	const char *phr = phrase;
>>
>> Oh, you're one of those :)
> 
> 
> What's that mean?

I'm not very fond of const. It has its place but it gets thrown around 
promiscuously. A function where a parameter has be defined as a const for 
no particular reason can gum up the works.