3 ms·But really, those are all just fancy names for 'void*' for people who can't remember two things at once.by anonymous 14y agoBut really, those are all just fancy names for 'void*' for people who can't remember two things at once.cpeterso 14y agoA pointer itself is not a composite data type. It can't remember two things at once.jerf 14y agovoid* is the zombo.com of pointers. It can do anything. The fact that it can do absolutely, utterly anything is precisely why it is useless.lurker14 14y agoUseless? The software running the computer you are typing on is full of void*.jerf 14y agoAll the pointers are void *; and yet, none of them are.