I’ve never seen anyone use the empty init for it before, and if I ever will, 
I’ll probably discourage it. What is it for, anyways? Isn’t `Int.allZeros` 
enough?

> On 26 Dec 2016, at 18:09, David Sweeris <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Dec 26, 2016, at 09:01, Tim Vermeulen via swift-evolution 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Then why is Int() allowed, and why does that return 0?
> 
> Predictability, I'd guess. The memory has to be initialized to *something*. 
> And, IIRC, some architectures can 0 out memory faster than filling it with 
> some other pattern.
> 
> - Dave Sweeris

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