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POINTERS in C++

The Cherno

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Beginner. No background in the topic needed.

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Programming languagesSystems programmingC++CMemory management

The Cherno explains what pointers are, how they work in memory, and how to use them in C and C++.

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What people say. Highly recommended as one of the clearest and most intuitive explanations of pointers and memory for beginners.

u/AntMan5421in r/C_Programming • Recommends

On “What project finally made pointers make sense to you?”

internalizing that pointer is just a number i think it was this video link to this video
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u/ejosephodomin r/C_Programming • Recommends

On “How do I manipulate srand()?”

Okay. I think if you learn pointers, a lot of mysteries will unravel for you. They should be the same in C and C++, except that C++ has more stuff, like smart pointers for instance. This is a great video on the subject, in my opinion: link to this video
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u/SendMeGarlicBreadsin r/C_Programming • Recommends

On “Best Pointers Explanation”

My favourite video on the subject - link to this video
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u/FraughtQuillin r/C_Programming • Recommends

On “Best Pointers Explanation”

link to this video It says C++ but he covers them in c style The biggest thing to understand is the * operator and its differences during variable initialization and elsewhere.
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