-=> Quoting Benjamin L Mcgee to Thomas Maeder
 TM> Don't  use  #define  for  anything  else  than  conditional 
 TM> compiling... 
 TM> Better write 
 TM> const unsigned int WHEEL_MAX = 13; 
 TM> const unsigned int STARTING_CASH = 300; 
 BLM> 
 BLM> I agree, clearly a better way. 
 BLM> 
 BLM> I once had a guy tell me that constants are a waste of code space.  I
 BLM> still think they are very useful, without regard to the language you 
 BLM> happen to be using.  Knowing the best way to define constants is 
 BLM> altogether a different thing. :)
There are three cases here.
1) extern const  ;
  // uses code space
2) const  ; /* in C, not C++ */
  /* uses code space */
3) const  ; // in C++, not C
  // only uses code space if you try to take its address
Hope this helps.  :-)
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