This gives a pretty good explanation why auto is useful in C: https://thephd.dev/c23-is-coming-here-is-what-is-on-the-menu#n3006--n3007---type-inference-for-ob

This gives a pretty good explanation why auto is useful in C: https://thephd.dev/c23-is-coming-here-is-what-is-on-the-menu#n3006--n3007---type-inference-for-object-definitions https://thephd.dev/c23-is-coming-here-is-what-is-on-the-menu... (TL;DR: it makes sense in macros)