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		AnimalMuppet on Jan 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Initialization in C++ is Seriously Bonkers The optimal code for const int i = 0; is for the compiler to inline its uses, and for there never to be any storage allocated at all. ;-)

comex on Jan 5, 2019 [–]

That works unless you use &i somewhere.

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