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So, for goodness sake stop trying to defend your indefensible assertion that there is no difference between a constant and a write-once variable.

huh? I never said they were the same. Constants are subs that can be inlined that return a read-only variable (or something that pretends to be that), whereas read-only variables are SVs. What are you talking about? How does this even relate?

What about constant parameters and constant variables in C? All three are constructed at run-time.

What utter drivel.

How so? Did something get erased?

There is no such thing as "construction time" for a constant

What? How can you say constants aren't created? Why are you trying to prove they're created at compile-time? How does it matter?

I can't make any sense of your post. I definitely don't see how it shows that "read-only attributes" is a misnomer.

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Re^9: Psychic Disconnect and Object Systems
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 16, 2011 at 20:24 UTC
    How can you say constants aren't created?

    I didn't.

    Why are you trying to prove they're created at compile-time?

    Not "trying to prove". Have proved. It is simply the undeniable truth.

    How does it matter?

    Because "compile-time" isn't "run-time" and you fatuously asserted the utter drivel that:

    All three are constructed at run-time.

    So I demonstrated that you were talking utter drivel.

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      I didn't.

      «There is no such thing as "construction time" for a constant.»

      Not "trying to prove".

      If it's clearer: Why are are you wasting your time prove they're created at compile-time? Like you said, it's an undeniable truth.

      So I demonstrated that you were talking utter drivel.

      Again, where? did something get erased? I see no mention of constant variables or constant parameters.

      You didn't clear anything up :(

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        You said:

        All three are constructed at run-time.

        Which I've comprehensively demonstrated is utter drivel.

        The rest is just pointless noise. I'm done. Are you?

        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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