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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (7 children)

This is why I only allocate on the stack

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

People who are enthusiastic about using pointers in C++ are doing it wrong. Never use a pointer when you can get away with a reference.

[–] KindaABigDyl@programming.dev 23 points 3 months ago

For C++, yes. But "reference" is just a way of using the pointer when it comes to C

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