Tag: computer science

In part 1, we learned the basics of pointers. In part 2, we learned what it meant to pass a variable by value or reference. Remember in part 2 I said that when C passes an array to a function, it passes the pointer to the first element of the array and then pointer arithmetic…

In part 1, we learned the basic ideas behind pointers, addresses, and what they mean. In part 2, we’re going to talk about one of the main uses for pointers, passing by reference. This part will be a little easier to wrap your head around and might make some of the concepts in part 1…

If the C language’s pointer feature has ever intimidated you, you’re not alone. Many programmers new to the language have been tripped up by the concept of pointers, but I believe it’s because pointers are poorly taught.