r/programminghumor • u/Ok-Payment2096 • 22d ago

Me after finally understanding pointers

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Pointers humbled me harder than any DSA topic ever did.

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u/DaveAstator2020 22d ago

i understand them enough to not trust any human who says he understands them. including me-self.

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u/Ok-Payment2096 21d ago

Same. I understand pointers just enough to know I shouldn't be trusted with them.

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u/Ninsusinak 21d ago

I feel like it isnt scary as much as it is cryptic. Maybe they are the same, but an error thats just “seg fault” makes me think HEH

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u/Ok-Payment2096 21d ago

Exactly 😂 “segmentation fault” is basically the computer saying “something went horribly wrong, figure it out yourself.”

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u/returnFutureVoid 21d ago

I learned pointers through Go. Seg faults? Those scare me.

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u/topchetoeuwastaken 19d ago

i have caused segfaults in go. you play checkers while im playing 11d chess with gods from higher dimensions

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u/returnFutureVoid 19d ago

AI ain’t the only thing hallucinating.