Re: replicating default constructor's "non-initializing state"
Alex Blekhman wrote:
"Jason Doucette" wrote:
Debug builds that zero out everything will hide bugs in code
that works properly if all variables are zero'ed out, but
doesn't work properly if all variables are set to random values.
Unfortunately, when the code is run on customer's machines, they
are running in the Release build which is using the random
values. That's why Debug should forcibly randomize all unset
values to force bugs to appear, and force the programmer to make
sure his code is legitimate. (Note that I am talking about
native data types.)
But debug build does exactly that. I don't know why you think that
Well, except for the random part. The value the debug build uses is fixed,
but carefully chosen so it isn't a valid pointer, etc.
debug build zeroes out "everything". Exactly the opposite is true:
debug build will initialize everyhting with non-zero values by
default in order to _avoid_ accidental zeros.
"WFC Technical Note 006 - Funny Memory Values"
http://www.samblackburn.com/wfc/technotes/WTN006.htm
Alex
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