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[-] itsJoelleScott@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

H-how did this meme clear up a confusion I have with ** pointers after all these years?

They're just pointer pointers!

Dang, that is so cool C can do that.

[-] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

pointer pointers

wait until you learn about template templates in C++

Are the templates in the room with us right now?

[-] shotgun_crab@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy

[-] mediocreatbest@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago

If you've never seen this before, I think it's transformative to how you read C/C++ declarations and clearer up a lot of confusion for me when I was learning.

https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~gbournou/CSE131/rt_lt.rule.html

[-] b1_@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, and I'm pointing to your pointer pointer and I'm a pointer pointer pointer. Or more accurately but less funny is that I'm pointing to your pointer-to-pointer and I'm a pointer-to-pointer-to-pointer.

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