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SN237: Indirection: The Power of Pointers

SN237: Indirection: The Power of Pointers

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February 26, 2010

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Show Notes

A feature present in the earliest commercial computers, known as "indirection", has proven to be necessary, powerful, beneficial . . . and amazingly dangerous and difficult for programmers to "get right". This week, Leo and I examine the Power of Pointers and why, even after all these years, they continue to bedevil programmers of all ages.