On 18-06-15 11:31, smaug wrote: >> One common "auto" usage I've seen is for storing the result of a >> static_cast<>. In this scenario, it lets you avoid repeating yourself >> and makes for more concise code. > > It still hurts readability. > Whenever a variable is declared using auto as type, it forces reader to > read the part after '='. > So, when reading code below some "auto foo = ...", in order to check > again the type of foo, one needs to > read the "= ..." part.
I disagree it hurts readability. Repeating the exact same thing twice does not make things more readable IMHO. In your example you're forced to read the part right of = but that's 1) *instead of* reading the more complicated LHS 2) likely what you had to do anyway. FWIW: https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.html#auto -- GCP _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
