const int *p vs. int const *p - Is const after the type acceptable?

Question

My co-worker is 0 for 2 on questions he has inspired (1, 2), so I thought I\'d give him a chance to catch up.

Our latest disagreement is over the style issue of wher

Answer 1

I was at a conference where Bjarne Stroustrup was giving a presentation, and he used something like const int* i. Someone asked him why does he use this style and he responded (paraphrasing):

"people like to see const first when something is constant."