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From: Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: constexpr - C23 thoughts and opinions revisited
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:25:59 +0200
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Am 16.10.2024 um 13:54 schrieb Thiago Adams:

> I used to think, why execute code at compile time when it always yields 
> the same result? Wouldn't it be better to just leave the result pre- 
> calculated, avoiding slower compilation times and unnecessary compiler 
> complexity?
> Also the noise.

The code is easy to read, no matter if you make it constexpr
or const. The language designers don't see the catastrophes
you see with constexpr.