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> Those operators aren't for pointer arithmetic… That's the point of my suggestion! One looking at them will think they are pointer arithmetic, which is not pr

• pcwalton 12y ago
  Those operators aren't for pointer arithmetic in any language I know of, including Rust, C, C++, or Go. The operators for pointer arithmetic are plus and minus (technically square brackets too in C)--that's why it's called pointer arithmetic.
  • knocte 12y ago
    Ok sorry, I misused the term "pointer arithmetic" then. I think I was referring to memory indirection and the like. I find "ref" and "->" less cryptic than "&" and "*".
    • rayiner 12y ago
      You can have pointers and memory indirection without being able to do arithmetic on pointers.