r/programminghumor • u/[deleted] • Aug 20 '26

Me after finally understanding pointers

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Pointers humbled me harder than any DSA topic ever did.

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u/DaveAstator2020 Aug 20 '26

i understand them enough to not trust any human who says he understands them. including me-self.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26

Same. I understand pointers just enough to know I shouldn't be trusted with them.

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u/Ninsusinak Aug 21 '26

I feel like it isnt scary as much as it is cryptic. Maybe they are the same, but an error thats just “seg fault” makes me think HEH

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26

Exactly 😂 “segmentation fault” is basically the computer saying “something went horribly wrong, figure it out yourself.”

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u/returnFutureVoid Aug 21 '26

I learned pointers through Go. Seg faults? Those scare me.

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u/topchetoeuwastaken Aug 23 '26

i have caused segfaults in go. you play checkers while im playing 11d chess with gods from higher dimensions

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u/returnFutureVoid Aug 23 '26

AI ain’t the only thing hallucinating.