1 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md
index 2ebfb59c08..a5468c3be3 100644
--- a/doc/developer-notes.md
+++ b/doc/developer-notes.md
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ Development tips and tricks
 Run configure with the --enable-debug option, then make. Or run configure with
 CXXFLAGS="-g -ggdb -O0" or whatever debug flags you need.
 
+**compiling for gprof profiling**
+
+Run configure with the --enable-gprof option, then make.
+
 **debug.log**
 
 If the code is behaving strangely, take a look in the debug.log file in the data directory;
@@ -240,12 +244,8 @@ Threads
 
 - DumpAddresses : Dumps IP addresses of nodes to peers.dat.
 
-- ThreadFlushWalletDB : Close the wallet.dat file if it hasn't been used in 500ms.
-
 - ThreadRPCServer : Remote procedure call handler, listens on port 8332 for connections and services them.
 
-- BitcoinMiner : Generates bitcoins (if wallet is enabled).
-
 - Shutdown : Does an orderly shutdown of everything.
 
 Ignoring IDE/editor files
@@ -382,6 +382,18 @@ C++ data structures
   - *Rationale*: Easier to understand what is happening, thus easier to spot mistakes, even for those
   that are not language lawyers
 
+- Initialize all non-static class members where they are defined
+
+  - *Rationale*: Initializing the members in the declaration makes it easy to spot uninitialized ones,
+  and avoids accidentally reading uninitialized memory
+
+```cpp
+class A
+{
+    uint32_t m_count{0};
+}
+```
+
 Strings and formatting
 ------------------------
 
@@ -417,11 +429,11 @@ member name:
 ```c++
 class AddressBookPage
 {
-    Mode mode;
+    Mode m_mode;
 }
 
 AddressBookPage::AddressBookPage(Mode _mode) :
-      mode(_mode)
+      m_mode(_mode)
 ...
 ```
 
@@ -608,7 +620,7 @@ To create a scripted-diff:
 
 The scripted-diff is verified by the tool `contrib/devtools/commit-script-check.sh`
 
-Commit `bb81e173` is an example of a scripted-diff.
+Commit [`bb81e173`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/bb81e173) is an example of a scripted-diff.
 
 RPC interface guidelines
 --------------------------