Initializing variables in C

Question

I know that sometimes if you don\'t initialize an int, you will get a random number if you print the integer.

But initializing everything to zero seems

Answer 1

As long as I have not read from a variable before writing to it, I have not had to bother with initializing it.

Reading before writing can cause serious and hard to catch bugs. I think this class of bugs is notorious enough to gain a mention in the popular SICP lecture videos.