Public outcry -- maybe not?

[Jari-Matti Mäkelä]

kris wrote:

> For example, suppose I'm
> maintaining some code that looks like this:
> 
> # int x;
> # x = 42;
> 
> and decide that those ought to be folded together while I'm cleaning up
> something else? Ouch! Potentially nasty bug
> 
> In other words, assigning .init values should be associated with
> type-declaration only, and not with type-instancing. This is a simple
> rule to comprehend - one that gravitates toward the principal of least
> surprise?

I agree with this too. Those initial values could be placed to a constant.
Language consistency is more important than avoiding the need for very
little extra typing.