Just where has this language gone wrong?

[Paulo Pinto]

Am 19.07.2012 22:43, schrieb Jacob Carlborg:
> On 2012-07-19 16:50, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
>
>> I suspect that you have a C++ background. If this is not accurate,
>> ignore the rest. But if it is accurate, my plea to you is: Learn other
>> languages. C++ has next to no innovative language features (even C++11's
>> take on lambdas is an abomination) and encourages defensive programming
>> to the point where it's ridiculous (I mean, no default initialization of
>> variables? In 2012?).
>
> In C++ it's even better (irony). It depends on what kind of variable is
> declared. I.e. a global variable, a local, instance or a class variable
> (static). Some of these are default initialized, some are not. I have no
> idea which are initialized and which are not.
>

That is why any C or C++ project should have static analysis tools 
integrated in the continuous integration build system, plus compiling 
all warnings as errors.

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Paulo