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There can be an original meaning. The idea of hiding pointers and not allowing them to be reasoned about separate from the objects they point to is a relatively

by mark-r 9y ago

There can be an original meaning. The idea of hiding pointers and not allowing them to be reasoned about separate from the objects they point to is a relatively new invention. The terms "pass by value" and "pass by reference" predate that invention.

pjmlp 9y ago
Algol already had those concepts.
- mark-r 9y ago
  Algol didn't have pointers? The closest language I'm familiar with was Pascal, and it definitely had pointers.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    It had value types, pointers and references. As calling conventions, pass-by-value, pass-by-reference, pass-by-name.