Any particular reason for linking to a primer on C++ pointers, instead of C pointers?
It's rare that you'll need to use pointers that much in C++ (compared to C where they're definitive and essential), and type casting is stricter in C++.
I also laughed a little at the Joel Spolsky bit. But overall, sound advice. It beats most of the empty fluff that the "learn to code" movement is producing.
Why? The reason you don't really see them in most well written C++ code is because you don't need them. If/when you do, you have them. What's the problem?
It's rare that you'll need to use pointers that much in C++ (compared to C where they're definitive and essential), and type casting is stricter in C++.
I also laughed a little at the Joel Spolsky bit. But overall, sound advice. It beats most of the empty fluff that the "learn to code" movement is producing.