Re: More on auto

From: rogeeff (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-21 11:06:06

--- In boost_at_y..., "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_m...> wrote:
> From: "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_g...>
> > 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.

It probably(?) does not. But it sure enhance code readability and 
maintanability.