Re: [boost] More on auto

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-21 10:53:28

From: "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_[hidden]>
> I don't think that the very small increased complexity of requiring auto
> declarations to have a type name are not worth the increased safety.
> Don't you think it does improves safety a lot?

No, actually, I don't. Partly because the right time to use auto
declarations is exactly when the actual type doesn't matter, and partly
because I don't see how requiring a dummy identifier would improve safety
somehow.