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Re:C uses "&" for the address-operator because 'ampersand so... by renox on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:03PM (#37840411)
The problem with postfix * for dereferencing is that it would look like a multiplication..

That's why I would have used a postfix @ for dereferencing.

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