[gdal-dev] Adding k for const to RFC 8

[Andrew C Aitchison]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2017, Kurt Schwehr wrote:

> I propose that we add 'k' for constant to
> https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/rfc8_devguide  It's a pretty common
> convention.

I'm happy to have that convention when reading,
but when writing code it will seem like an imposition.

> Starter links:
>
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5016622/where-does-the-k-prefix-for-constants-come-from
> https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Constant_Names

After reading the stackoverflow I'm less keen to add this.
Yes, this gives a slight hint to the human reader, but the compiler
will let me know if I try to change the value, so why do I need the
reminder throughout the code ?

I don't have a vote, but I think "-1".

Sorry,

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Andrew C. Aitchison					Cambridge, UK
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