Why explicit cast?

[janderson]

Andreas Kochenburger wrote:
> I find it extremely annoying to have to write 'cast' before every C-like 
>  cast. The C-syntax is as clear as tap water, so why had this 
> complication been added?

I've used languages that simplicity convert casts.   They are a pain 
because its so easy to accidentally convert something into something 
else you didn't want.  Admittedly there are some cases I think casting 
could be ignored (or perhaps cast(auto)(...) or auto(...) ) however most 
of the time they are necessary.

If you see code with lots of casts in it, its a sign something is wrong.

-Joel