A new article on auto type deduction has been posted to IBM's C/C++ cafe.

C++11 new feature: auto type deduction

by FangLu

This article describes a new C++11 feature that deprecates the auto keyword as a storage class specifier, but reserves auto as a type specifier that directs the compiler to deduce the type of a declared variable from its initialization expression. This auto type deduction feature can increase programming convenience, eliminate potential typing errors, and simplify the code.