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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do we have a policy on when to use auto?

Personally, I like it when it removes repetition.  For instance:

    auto pin = new SCH_PIN();  


And I like it when it removes stupid template things like std::pair<>:

    for( auto it : my_unordered_map )


But I don’t like it in other cases.  This reduces readability for me:

    auto pos = pin->GetPosition();


However, I’m just one voice, and the idea of when something is a “stupid template thing” and when it isn’t is admittedly pretty ill-defined.

How do others feel?

Cheers,
Jeff.