C uses "&" for the address-operator because 'ampersand sounds like "address"'

Re:C uses "&" for the address-operator because 'ampersand so... by itsphilos on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:02AM (#37832984)

I didn't know about Duff's device, which looks pretty interesting! Thanks for sharing

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Re:C uses "&" for the address-operator because 'ampersand so... by lisper on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:52AM (#37833753)

Sure, but just for the record IMHO duffs device is an abomination and an illustration of how badly broken C is. No one should ever actually use it.

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Re:C uses "&" for the address-operator because 'ampersand so... by commandersaki on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @10:18AM (#37844731)

I think I've come across Duff's device in Go internals for zero-ing memory.

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