Re: Why avoid constants as macros?

From: Mike Gleason Jr Couturier (mikejrMAPSON_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:55:08 -0500

>
> If you can get your paws on a copy of "The C++ Programming Language" by
> Bjarne Stroustoup he describes why you should not use macros in more
detail.
>

See also the free http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html
"Thinking in C++ 2nd Edition by Bruce Eckel" which explain well in
Volume 1 the concept of consts versus macros

Mike

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