Implicit (default) values vs Explicit values

Question

Is it a bad practice to rely on implicit default values, like:

class Node
{
    int red;
    int green;
    int blue;

    bool grayscale;

    Node next;
}

Instead of explicitly setting them:

class Node
{
    int red = 0;
    int green = 0;
    int blue = 0;

    bool grayscale = false;

    Node next = null;
}

Answer 1

No, I think it's OK to rely on default values. Explicitly assigning them will just clutter up the code. Also, it has the advantage of making it easier to distinguish fields you assign non-default values to.