isocpp / isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines

Avoid const global variables or local statics with dynamic initialization

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Add a rule discouraging variables with static storage duration that need dynamic initialization.
Add a rule banning user-written constructors that mimic implicitly generated constructors but without adding value [which can make its use create a dynamic initialization].

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