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Re: constexpr was created why?

From Manfred <noname@add.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: constexpr was created why?
Date 2022-07-20 03:06 +0200
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On 7/20/2022 12:25 AM, gdo...@gmail.com wrote:
> is this one of those things where the committee had nothing better to do? ok, maybe I haven't got to the point where I see the demand for such, but I will be open-minded and use it when I see an opportunity.
> 
> prevents ..., more intuitive ..., easier to type than ..., more expressive than ..., solves the problem of ..., well I'm sure I'll see all of that at some point.

Short answer: to facilitate compile time evaluation.

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constexpr was created why? "gdo...@gmail.com" <gdotone@gmail.com> - 2022-07-19 15:25 -0700
  Re: constexpr was created why? Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc.corp> - 2022-07-19 23:56 +0100
    Re: constexpr was created why? "gdo...@gmail.com" <gdotone@gmail.com> - 2022-07-19 17:18 -0700
      Re: constexpr was created why? Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc.corp> - 2022-07-20 01:21 +0100
  Re: constexpr was created why? Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2022-07-20 03:06 +0200
    Re: constexpr was created why? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-20 03:24 +0200
    Re: constexpr was created why? Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-07-20 08:23 +0000
      Re: constexpr was created why? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-07-20 13:04 +0200
        Re: constexpr was created why? Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-07-20 15:12 +0000
          Re: constexpr was created why? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2022-07-20 21:00 -0700
  Re: constexpr was created why? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-07-20 09:27 +0200
  Re: constexpr was created why? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-20 09:46 +0000

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