int x = auto

[Nick Treleaven]

On Wednesday, 22 March 2023 at 08:51:27 UTC, Max Samukha wrote:
> On Wednesday, 22 March 2023 at 08:31:46 UTC, Ogi wrote:
>
>> void fun(
>>         int x = auto,
>
> No need for new syntax. It should just be `auto x = 0` or `auto 
> x = int.init` like any other variable declaration.

If the enum type inference DIP was accepted and extended to all 
types, you could write:

int x = $init;

(Or with some other sigil, ?init maybe).
https://github.com/dlang/DIPs/blob/master/DIPs/DIP1044.md

The advantage is it's easier to read function signatures because 
parameters without default arguments have the parameter type on 
the left, not the right. So it's more consistent.