Auto keyword with const variable

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On Wednesday, 24 July 2013 at 11:26:32 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> This is the exact behavior I would expect. I think of auto as 
> "this variable is going to be the same type as that variable." 
> Since in is const int, then j also is going to be const int. If 
> you want to copy n into a nonconst variable, you have to cast 
> away the const.
>
> int j = cast( int )n;
> auto j = cast( int )n;

Casting is always an extreme measure, one that should be avoided 
in mundane code as much as possible. Despite the fact `auto` 
behaves as it should, this really highlights lack of `mutable` 
attribute in language.