It seems a major problem here is the negative connotations to the word "pointer" in this crowd. Please replace it with "ahofu" and reread the suggestion for what it actually says. The resemblance with C pointers stops at the syntax, like pretty much everything else in Pike.
/ Martin Stjernholm, Roxen IS
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2003-04-16 03:31: Subject: Re: Pointers/lvalues
On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 03:10:01AM +0200, Martin Nilsson (har bott i google) @ Pike (-) developers forum wrote:
pointers. Obviously there has to be something good about it since most C-programmers find it a good idea,
people often find something a good idea, for the lack of a better idea. pointers may be good for c because people using c can't think if a way to change that.
however, please also do not forget that all those people that do not like pointers usually turn away from c. so the popularity of pointers among c programmers really is no good measure for them being a good idea.
on the contrary, the number of people turning away from c because of pointers would be a better measure, and introducing pointers to pike would remove one potential language for them to turn to.
greetings, martin.
/ Brevbäraren