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Assunto:  Re: C++20+
De:       Nightfox
Data:     Fri, 6 Feb 2026 18:18:00 -0800
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  hbRenb: hcRe: C++20+
  bBynb: hcDigital Man bto cNightfox bon cFri Feb 06 2026 04:30 pmn

 >> The 'auto' keyword has been around in C++ since 2011 (added to the C++11
 >> standard).

 DM> The 'auto' keyword actually dates back to the pre-standard (i.e. 1978) C
 DM> Programming language. It was a storage class modifier (the opposite
 DM> meaning of 'static' when declaring a function-local variable). Since
 DM> 'auto' was the default storage class, you didn't see it used much at all
 DM> in C. So it was kind of safe to reuse for a different purporse in C++ and
 DM> now the newest version of C (2023?) has a similar (but not identical)
 DM> repurposing of the 'auto' keyword as how its used in C++.

Ah..  Interesting to know.  Though I was thinking of "auto" just in its current use in C++. :)

Nightfox
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