If you think of a computer’s memory (RAM) as a JSON object, a pointer would be like the key, and a normal variable would be the value.
This could quite possibly be the simplest description of a pointer I've read. I'll be using this the next time I have to explain them.
Totally agree with you, couldn't be simpler.
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This could quite possibly be the simplest description of a pointer I've read. I'll be using this the next time I have to explain them.
Totally agree with you, couldn't be simpler.