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int* p vs. int *p

Name: Anonymous 2009-10-29 0:18

What do you think about the difference between the following declarations? Which do you prefer?

int* p;
int *p;

It's often said the first is C++ style and the second is C style. I prefer C but conceptually the first declaration makes a lot more sense to me. You're defining a variable p of type int*. p is an int*. You dereference it, *p, when you want the int. Makes sense. The second example to me seems like gobbledygook, but it's the way the C authors thought of it, because of this bullshit:

int *p, *q;

So what the fuck is the deal? Can someone who uses "int *p" syntax explain to me what goes through your head when you write that garbage?

Name: Anonymous 2009-10-30 1:55

Hello dinosaurs.  Its hard to believe, but modern languages actually don't use * anymore.  * makes things more complicated, when you can make the computer do it for you (Python, Java, C#).  Also, * takes time to run, and when you use a language that doesn't use *, that means your program runs faster.

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