(Oops, forgot to CC the list... sorry for the duplicate email, Tim)

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> 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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