Because we're developing software. On Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:03:13 -0400 Boruch Baum <boruch_b...@gmx.com> wrote:
> Why on this list, of all the possible places in Creation? It's a great > and important topic, but have you found no other, more appropriate > forum? > > On 03/28/2016 02:50 AM, Edward Bartolo wrote: > > Hi, > > > > As the title of the email indicates, I am doing some exercises to > > make sense out of C pointer syntax. I have been using pointers for > > as long as I have been programming without issues, apart from the > > usual initial programmatic errors when new code is run for the > > first time. However, C pointer syntax is proving to be as > > unintuitive as it can be. For this reason, I am doing some > > exercises regarding C pointer use. > > > > I am attaching two short C programs that I created and which I > > tested to work although the mechanism by which they work is still > > somewhat hazy to me. Both programs use a function to change the > > value of a parameter. I want to understand, as opposed to knowing > > by rote, the mechanism why they work. Please note that I didn't > > consult any books to create the pointers. This is because I have > > already the concepts, but I cannot make sense, as in deeply > > understanding the details, of pointer syntax as used in C. > > > > Edward _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng