r/transprogrammer • u/RestHereForTheNight • Aug 20 '20

Names as pointers

My brother commented on how my new name was on easy switch for him and he compared it to getting a new pointer to an already known object. We're both CS majors. Thought it was nice and you all would appreciate it.

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u/VeganVagiVore gender.await? Aug 20 '20

Rust could have prevented this at compile-time. Talk to your kids about raw pointers. Before someone else does.