I've recorded the compiler podcast for http://handmade-seattle.com and boy do @andy_kelley and @TheGingerBill DELIVER. Here's a fascinating (and edited) excerpt on default values
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Here's an example of Valgrind catching a bug and pointing out a stack trace directly to the problem. Second screenshot shows the bug going undetected because of zero initialization.pic.twitter.com/DGv8A4n63l
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This works in C too. The problem with "ZII" is the same problem as null pointers: you have communicated to the compiler that zero is a valid state and therefore the type system and and other static analysis tools cannot help you find bugs.
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I seem to recall that you used the term far earlier in the series at least once, because I think I only regularly watched into the 200s, and I do remember you using the term.
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May have. I've been using the concept for a long time, but the _term_ may be relatively new.
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