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From: ericg@ucschu.ucsc.edu (Eric Goodman)
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Subject: Re: Why use reference type over pointer type?
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Date: 3 Aug 90 19:51:38 GMT
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For a C programmer, there may not be much difference (although I hate 
*****p=***q as a command, my eyes are too feeble to comprehend it at a 
glance), but to programmers just starting out, it's a nice mechanism to 
limit confusion (although my guess it you might see it more as a mental 
crutch that might ultimately be more confusing than helpful).

I also like it, and don't mind making the computer do my dereferencing for 
me.

Eric Goodman
UC Santa Cruz

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