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.