But this is exactly what the index operator is doing. When you write (for example) arr[0] The compiler is re-writing your code as: *(arr + 0) Since addi

But this is exactly what the index operator is doing. When you write (for example) arr[0] The compiler is re-writing your code as: *(arr + 0) Since addition is commutative, you can also write arr[0] as 0[arr].