[Development] (Bikeshed, pedantic) East constexpr vs West constexpr

[Marc Mutz]

On 18.09.24 17:18, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Which one are we?
> 
> That is,
>    constexpr inline foobar
> or
>    inline constexpr foobar
> 
> I prefer the former. And then there's the question of the ordering when static
> is present too.

Since they are identical, from a C++ pov, the order is not something we 
need to standardize. Item 0 applies¹.

Enforcing one over the other would make it impossible to follow 
https://wiki.qt.io/Things_To_Look_Out_For_In_Reviews#Public_Headers Item 
1 in certain cases. That rule has at least _some_ technical merit. 
Whether inline or constexpr comes first has none, IMNSHO.

HTH,
Marc

¹ https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/c-coding-standards/0321113586/ 
Item 0: "Don’t sweat the small stuff. (Or: Know what not to standardize.)"

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