P.8 - make the example function's parameters const

[raybellis]

P.8 has two uses of:

void f(char* name) {
    ...
}

Per Con.3 shouldn't name be declared const char * ?

EDIT: Noting also that Con.1 recommends not making function parameters const but this is later contradicted by Con.3 for pointer parameters, and is also touched on in Con.2. Perhaps Con.1 should be updated to make this guidance specific to POD values?

[jwakely]

Con.1 doesn't apply here. const char* is not a const parameter, it's a non-const pointer to a const type.

[jwakely]

But the suggestion is good per Con.3, const char* is better because the example doesn't need a writable array.

(A pointer is a POD, so I don't think saying anything about PODs would be an improvement)

[hsutter]

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