Any person who studied computer science and do not know how a pointer works (or how to represent an access an array with a pointer) is grossly incompetent. May

Any person who studied computer science and do not know how a pointer works (or how to represent an access an array with a pointer) is grossly incompetent. Maybe so, but such folks exist in droves. C isn't hard, but it looks simpler than it is, and this clever disguise catches a lot of people off guard. And even so, there seems to be a practical difference between understanding C and having the discipline to use it correctly in the midst of a real project.