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by hgs3 1137 days ago
typeof and auto are useful for writing type-generic macros.
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Yeah but looking how auto has been abused in C++ I don't think it worth it.
C23's auto is not nearly as magic as C++'s auto. You can use it for the simple things but not for the perversely creative abuse scenarios you fear.