Building a C Compiler Type System – Part 1: The Formidable Declarator

Re:Building a C Compiler Type System – Part 1: The Formidabl... by paxcoder on Thursday July 07, 2016 @04:53PM (#12052002)

>People who write the asterisk next to the type often have a hard time understanding this.

Why do you think so?

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Re:Building a C Compiler Type System – Part 1: The Formidabl... by dllthomas on Friday July 08, 2016 @01:31AM (#12053707)

I've observed similar... amongst early learners of the language. I doubt it persists.

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Re:Building a C Compiler Type System – Part 1: The Formidabl... by paxcoder on Saturday July 16, 2016 @12:18PM (#12106824)

Are you saying that early C learners who do not place the asterisk near the type have an easier time understanding the same?

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