Pointers and references practice (2019)

Posted by frainfreeze on Sunday January 12, 2020 @07:01AM
from the frainfreeze.github.io dept.

https://frainfreeze.github.io/practice/cpp/pointers

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Re:Pointers and references practice (2019) by omegote on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:31AM (#22033299)

> "This page contains set of challenges that you can go through to test your understanding on the topic."

Let me tell you that none of those problems are challenging at all. They're entry level stuff.

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Re:Pointers and references practice (2019) by saagarjha on Monday January 13, 2020 @06:43AM (#22033579)

Challenges aren't universally challenging. They have an audience that they're aimed at, and presumably you're not in this one.

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Re:Pointers and references practice (2019) by tuczi on Monday January 13, 2020 @09:52AM (#22034897)

+1. Pointers are the pain point for beginners in programming generally and sometimes for those who switch from other languages. This article is good start point for them to catch up if they need to.

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Re:Pointers and references practice (2019) by echlebek on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:00AM (#22042243)

It's true. It took me ages to understand indirection, and I didn't fully understand its purpose until I was presented with a programming environment that didn't have it. (Programming a PDP-8 with machine language.) I created my own pointer system and tada, the light switched on.

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Re:Pointers and references practice (2019) by cxcl on Monday January 13, 2020 @09:52AM (#22034896)

I agree. I thought this would go more in depth but it resembles a practice review that you would find at the end of a pointers and memory chapter.

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