Is there any reason to use the 'auto' keyword in C++03?

Question

Note this question was originally posted in 2009, before C++11 was ratified and before the meaning of the auto keyword was drast

Answer 1

The auto keyword has no purpose at the moment. You're exactly right that it just restates the default storage class of a local variable, the really useful alternative being static.

It has a brand new meaning in C++0x. That gives you some idea of just how useless it was!