Is this paragraph in Code Complete 2 backwards, or am I misunderstanding it?
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In chapter 13, when talking about pointers, there is a paragraph:
Sometimes, however, you would like to have the semantics of pass by reference—that is, that the passed object should not be altered—with the implementation of pass by value—that is, passing the actual object rather than a copy.
It seems like the author made a mistake and mixed the two up. Is this true, or am I not understanding what he's saying correctly?
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