Prefer using safe initialization methods like Default::default() over unsafe alternatives like MaybeUninit::uninit() or null values when initializing variables. This reduces the risk of undefined behavior and eliminates unnecessary unsafe blocks.

Example - Instead of:

let mut config_data: MaybeUninit<ConfigData> = MaybeUninit::zeroed();
// ... later ...
unsafe { config_data.assume_init() }

Prefer:

let config_data = ConfigData::default();

This approach:

Only use MaybeUninit or manual null handling when there are specific performance requirements or when dealing with FFI boundaries where default initialization is not possible.