1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3d6a87651..7a21eebf8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ namespace Example {
 // Namespace contents are not indented
 
 // Declare globals at the top
-int g_foo = 0;
-char* g_some_pointer; // Pointer * and reference & stick to the type name
+int g_foo{}; // {} can be used to initialize types as 0, false, or nullptr
+char* g_some_pointer{}; // Pointer * and reference & stick to the type name, and make sure to initialize as nullptr!
 
 /// A colorful enum.
 enum SomeEnum {
@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ enum SomeEnum {
  * Note that the asterisks are indented by one space to align to the first line.
  */
 struct Position {
-    int x, y;
+    int x{}, y{}; // Always intitialize member variables!
 };
 
 // Use "typename" rather than "class" here
 template <typename T>
 void FooBar() {
-    int some_array[] = {
+    const std::string some_string{ "prefer uniform initialization" };
+
+    int some_array[]{
         5,
         25,
         7,
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ void FooBar() {
     }
 
     // Place a single space after the for loop semicolons, prefer pre-increment
-    for (int i = 0; i != 25; ++i) {
+    for (int i{}; i != 25; ++i) {
         // This is how we write loops
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ void FooBar() {
     switch (var) {
     // No indentation for case label
     case 1: {
-        int case_var = var + 3;
+        int case_var{ var + 3 };
         DoSomething(case_var);
         break;
     }