Same goes for pointers. int *foo = &bar; *foo = 1; As far as syntax goes, tying the pointer to the identifier doesn't make sense to me, at least. Poin

Same goes for pointers. int *foo = &bar; *foo = 1; As far as syntax goes, tying the pointer to the identifier doesn't make sense to me, at least. Pointers associated with types makes much more sense: int* foo = &bar; C++ thinks so too.