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From: Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: float with 24-bit resolution
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:53:48 +0200
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On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:37:12 -0500, "Randy Brukardt"
<randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote:

>The problem here is the inconsistence of the language. Some types can be
>implicitly initialized, and others cannot.

I think that the language should not allow implicitly uninitialized
objects. Things like:

X : Integer;

should be made illegal. There should be some syntax sugar to state
that the above is exactly what the programmer wants:

X : Integer := <>; -- OK, that's your problem now

With implicit initialization of some types, code readers have a
puzzle:

X : Foo; -- is that initialized or not?

Should he read specifications to figure out?

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Dmitry Kazakov
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