> I find it difficult to explain pointers to people because I don't understand what they are missing. I could use some help understanding their lack of understa

> I find it difficult to explain pointers to people because I don't understand what they are missing. I could use some help understanding their lack of understanding. Maybe they don't know what they are missing. When I was learning C two decades ago, my first thought was that pointers were solving no real problems, and that I will be able to do without them. Then I had to implement the "swap" function.