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I never really got why people found pointers to be complicated I find that its often badly taught using truly awful analogies that don't help and are often act

I never really got why people found pointers to be complicated I find that its often badly taught using truly awful analogies that don't help and are often actively unhelpful as soon as you step outside the very narrow boundaries of the analogy. A simple and easy thing, badly taught, becomes difficult.

RegEx 14y ago
The top replies to this thread illustrate your point perfectly, imo https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4389691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4389691