1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9406dbd0e..7a21eebf8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Example {
 // Declare globals at the top
 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
+char* g_some_pointer{}; // Pointer * and reference & stick to the type name, and make sure to initialize as nullptr!
 /// A colorful enum.
 enum SomeEnum {

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 9406dbd0e..7a21eebf8 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Example {
53		53
54	// Declare globals at the top	54	// Declare globals at the top
55	int g_foo{}; // {} can be used to initialize types as 0, false, or nullptr	55	int g_foo{}; // {} can be used to initialize types as 0, false, or nullptr
56	char* g_some_pointer; // Pointer * and reference & stick to the type name	56	char* g_some_pointer{}; // Pointer * and reference & stick to the type name, and make sure to initialize as nullptr!
57		57
58	/// A colorful enum.	58	/// A colorful enum.
59	enum SomeEnum {	59	enum SomeEnum {