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Ask HN: Do you use pointers? Why?
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Re: Ask HN: Do you use pointers? Why?
#2When I teach a class, I always use pointers to show things on my slides.
Jokes aside, what pointers are you talking about? Code? Presentations?
Re: Ask HN: Do you use pointers? Why?
#3Pointer are useful, since you don't have to copy some stuff around. It reduces the memory footprint, but you hace to watch out for parallel access on the same object.
Re: Ask HN: Do you use pointers? Why?
#4Yes all the time. Because I'm interested in the pointers targets.
Re: Ask HN: Do you use pointers? Why?
#5It would be very helpful to discuss what language you’re using pointers in. Some languages use pointers under the hood, others don’t.