On: Initialization in C++ is Seriously Bonkers

[tom_]

The C11 rules for static values are pretty explicit:

``` If an object that has static or thread storage duration is not initialized explicitly, then:

- if it has pointer type, it is initialized to a null pointer;

- if it has arithmetic type, it is initialized to (positive or unsigned) zero;

- if it is an aggregate, every member is initialized (recursively) according to these rules, and any padding is initialized to zero bits;

- if it is a union, the first named member is initialized (recursively) according to these rules, and any padding is initialized to zero bits; '''

I think that covers every possible value you can create, and it seems pretty non-indeterminate by my reading.