<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Am 05.03.2019 um 09:06 schrieb "<a href="mailto:ferrari_stefano@alice.it">ferrari_stefano@alice.it</a>" <<a href="mailto:ferrari_stefano@alice.it">ferrari_stefano@alice.it</a>>:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote><br>IMHO automatic pointer initialization is agianst the Oberon spirit not to have hidden features.</blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Not only against „hidden features“, but also against the strict declare-initialise-use paradigm emphasised by Niklaus Wirth ;) And also somewhat against „locality of code“, as you should „initialise your variables as late as possible (but not later)“, or in other words: initialisation should happen as close as possible to actual use (e.g. right before some loop).</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div> Oliver</div></body></html>