• FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Aren’t pointers just an ID given to a verible that currosponds to its “true” position in the array of bytes thay make up a program’s memory? I feel like I’m missing something

    • BenVimes@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      I doubt that you’re missing anything about pointers themselves. I may not have done a good job articulating why non-programmers have a hard time understanding them.