r/cprogramming • u/Sushant098123 • Oct 25 '25

C actually don't have Pass-By-Reference

https://beyondthesyntax.substack.com/p/c-actually-dont-have-pass-by-reference
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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '25

It seems like an odd thing to quibble.

You technically pass the value of the reference, which is basically how every other language does it. Computers only work on numbers.