Because that would then create subtle incompatibilities with C++, stemming from the fact that C has no reference types. http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/

Because that would then create subtle incompatibilities with C++, stemming from the fact that C has no reference types. http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n2927.htm#existing-decltype http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n2927.htm#ex...