[shrimp_emoji]

> again, disregarding I/O since then you typically have to know or cast

Thank you for answering for me!

[astrange]

`const long pos_long = ftell(fp);` contains a potential implicit case in the future if the return type of `ftell()` changes.

That's one reason type inference is safer than not inferring. Your program doesn't include semantics you didn't actually intend to be part of its meaning.

Also, I think lambdas would be annoying without it.