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Re:How necessary are var, let, and const? by EugeneOZ on Monday June 01, 2015 @02:41PM (#9641096)
if value of constant can be changed, it's not constant. In my understanding. And by Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_(computer_programming)
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Re:How necessary are var, let, and const? by agumonkey on Monday June 01, 2015 @03:11PM (#9641340)
That's typical computer lingo / semantic issue. the `const` mean shallow/pointer constant, not deep/structurally constant.
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