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In article <434me4$ov3@citadel.evolving.com>,
Todd Blanchard <tblancha@evolving.com> wrote:
>void operator delete(void*,size_t);
>...
>Nowhere can I find a rational explanation for why the pointer is not
>passed as a void*& (to allow zeroing).  It would provide more 
>flexibility in memory management schemes.

Maybe the answer is that delete came before references... then again,
maybe not.

Heck!  If you are going to ask about _that_ why not ask why member
functions get a `this' _pointer_ rather than a `this' reference?
The latter would clearly have been a far better choice.
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