Siemel Naran <sbnaran@bardeen.ceg.uiuc.edu> writes:

> In a future version of C++, it would be nice if
>    "T&" in a non-const class becomes "T const&" in a const class
>    "T"  in a non-const class becomes "T const"  in a const class

> And, it allows the compiler to do more aggressive
> optimizations.

As explainned in the article you are following-up to, no.

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Siemel Naran <sbnaran@fermi.ceg.uiuc.edu> writes:

> It wouldn't break old code.  If one wants "T&" in a non-const class to remain
> as "T&" in a const class,
[ sniped ]

Which is preciselly the definition of breaking code: perhaps
you can still do it, but the old way to do it doesn't work
anymore.

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