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Greg Lindahl wrote:
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The object is not to use the workaround all the time. The object is to
use the workaround to find that there is a bug.
I find that compilation systems (or standalone lints) which identify "use before set"... they  provide me with a quicker solution than setting everything to zero vs. whatever normally happens.
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Better all variables should be set to some invalid data (like NaN), unless
explicitly initialized.
    

There is no equivalent to NaN for integers. Yes, it's handy to have
NaN initialization for floating point. Personally, I like to be able
to have initialization to a constant, and vary the constant to see if
the program behavior changes.
Very wise of you.


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