Out parameters and initialization

[Ivan Senji]

Unknown W. Brackets wrote:
> Except aliases and typedefs (exactly, as I could tell, for the reason of 
> consistency) do not use an = sign.  If they did, it would be strange and 
> inconsistent.  I am very glad they do not.
> 
> Personally, I think = should be disallowed entirely for out parameters, 
> and should work on inout parameters in the same way as it does for in 
> ones.  This would stay logical.
> 
> If out int i = 5 should not compile when no parameter is passed, it 
> should not compile when a parameter is passed - as you said.  

No, it should never compile.

> I think 
> the usefulness of global variables, especially considering thread 
> safety, would only grow confusing in actual and practical use.

Maybe, but noone is stoping you from implementing thread safe access to 
global variable if thread safety is what you need.