isocpp / isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines
reference member
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Description
I think we need a rule banning reference members. All we have is a note: (Note that using a reference member is almost always wrong.)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the existing note that says reference members are almost always wrong, then review the 19-comment discussion for the proposed scope and objections. Done means reaching agreement on whether a banning rule is appropriate and defining its wording and rationale in the guidelines.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100