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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>

typedef struct {
    int x;
    int y;
} Point;

void print_point(const char* name, Point p) {
    printf("%s is a point at x=%d, y=%d\n", name, p.x, p.y);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    // TRIVIA
    Point p = { .x = 5 };  // OMITTED '.y' so .y will be initialized to 0.
                           // Only happens if you initialized other fields with = { … }

    Point q;               // No fields are initialized.

    // ⚠ Do not depend on this.  Either initialize all or no fields.
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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