I would like to see something like:

class XYZZY
{
..

   SOMETYPE *ptr = 0 ;
} ;

within the class definition to serve as the default initialization of a
member. Such an initialization could be overriden in the constructor.

XYZZY::XYZZY (...)
: ptr (&q)
{
}

Reasoning:

1. This would help eliminate/reduce duplicate initializations in classes
with multiple constructors.

2. Improve reliability by providing a convenient mechanism ensure data
members are initialized and providing a means to verify the initialization.

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