To: J3 J3/25-192r2 From: Steve Lionel Subject: US-01 Edits for Obsolete default implicit typing Date: 2025-October-29 References: 23-177, N2249, 25-007r1 Edits ===== [Introduction] For the Data declaration bullet, insert: The default mapping for implicit typing is now considered to be obsolescent. [136:32+] 8.7p3 IMPLICIT statement Append to p3: It is obsolescent for an entity to be implicitly typed using the default mapping. [601:3+] Insert new subclause: B.3.yy Default implicit typing Default implicit typing is a significant source of programming errors and has been superseded by explicit typing. The IMPLICIT statement can still be used to specify mapping for initial letters of identifiers. --END--