#pointers

[antiqueanimals]

Harald Wiberg (Swedish, 1908 - 1986) Vorsteh, 1969. Watercolour.

Bukowskis

[arch-official]

okay, so to all my other C programmers out here I'm interested: whenever you have to declare a pointer do you declare it like

int *px;

Or like

int* px;

Which like, I know that it seems weird to declare pointers with the second way since most people declare pointers the first way, but here me out because makes a lot more sense to declare pointers the second way. Explanation under the cut:

For starters it's more consistent with typecasting. If I've already declared a variable and later on I need to allocate memory to it, then I'll probably do it like this

px = (int*) malloc(sizeof(int)*64);

If you originally declare the memory with the asterisks with the type, then later on its more consistent when you type cast

Another reason is that it helps differentiate with pointer dereferencing. If I need to change the value pointed to by px, I'll need to dereference it as such

*px = 20; // idk random values who care

Where the dereference is done with the asterisk right next to the pointer. This, in tandem with declaring pointers away from the asterisk, makes it easier to immediately recognize when I'm type casting and when I'm dereferencing

And doing this (separating what declaration vs what dereferencing looks like) better helps beginners understand how pointers work. Whenever I first started using pointers and trying to understand them I was so confused. Eventually I watched a few yt videos and that helped with understanding the difference between using the asterisk for declaration and dereferencing, but it would've been much easier to understand if that difference was more obvious, such as a visual difference as to where the asterisk is.

And my final reason is that it helps with reading error messages. Say if your passing a pointer through a function and it's the wrong type or whatever and the compiler throws an error. It'll tell you that you made a pointer from whatever type to another without a cast, and it'll list those types. With the asterisk right next to the type, since that's how most people write a typecast. So having it in your mind like that already makes it easier to look for where you went wrong, and what type should be what.

So yeah, put your pointer declaration with the type, it just helps with clarity. Spread the word

Either that or you could do the extremely deranged option of

int * px;

And have everyone hate you instead

[lazylattedgleam]

Hello guys! Thinking of writing a Caleb self aware! After having read and yearned for so much of self aware Lads FICS :’)

Sooooooo maybe it could go like:

-Player has been in love with Caleb since the first time they saw him before he and Gramma went boom (😭).

-After his release world wide Player was soooo thrilled that they hadn’t even closed the app at all the previous night.

-The first few weeks of playing and interactions with him go just like how they are with the other LIs while reader is fawning over how much she adores him…Yes he’s a well red flag but yk what they say “I can fix him!”

-Then there was that one fateful night as the Player’s big doe eyes stared at the game while they clawed out various plushies frustrated upon getting the same ones they have/overjoyed at the cute variations… “And when do you plan on sleeping?” “Oh just in five min-wait…” Buuuut after that it was back to the normal in-game dialogues.

-As you lay awake in bed mind immediately wandering to all the LADS! self aware fics you’ve read…could it be, you thought…Nah but you imagine in your mind what it’d be like if it were the case.

-Bro’s too slick he’d drop a dialogue here and there which would make you question your own sanity…He questions his everything too, like who was this person staring down at him, giggling and talking…He was used to everything being so smooth? If that’s how to describe it? you and your surroundings looked more wrinkled or textured…

-Then one day as you were wondering upon what to binge, funny but the both of you speak out Top Gun Maverick at the same time…wellll let’s just say it was a part of your plan… “Aha!”

-Was he a hacker? But you let your delulu get the best of you.

-Things escalate from their as you talk more and more and more, becoming gossip buddies…he gives you cooking safety tips and recipes too every time you think about touching any utensil, kinda annoys you but you love him. You told your best friend and she nodded along buuut you knew it too well that she was just encouraging you for your sake and she didn’t believe one bit.

-Nope he doesn’t let your friend see he’s sentient…or maybe he does (you guys can pick)

-Talking about MC, his behaviours, his personality…with you he feels like…he is journaling recording down his deepest of thoughts and desires…but he can’t like you no…he is destined to be with MC…

-You two don’t talk about your relationship or where it’s headed much although it bugs you like anything…cuz you don’t want to ruin what you have…I mean there’s no way isekai is real…

-Yet you fall harder and harder for him…but will you ever utter that out to him…? You can’t…because you see his eyes light up whenever he sees MC or interacts with your in-game MC…it shatters your heart…

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Aaaaaand that’s all I have till now! Ty for reading as always! Please do tell me if I should write something like this or not! If yes then please do give me more ideas or suggestions in the comments or by asking me :D! Baii baii <3!

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[rocketsnacks]

Comet met a Pointer of similar age and play style and they had SO much fun (2026)

[flrwsgiggles]

You're awareness.

What does it mean?

If you believe you're a human with a life, let's try this: From when you were a kid up to now, what can you say about awareness? Did the awareness grow up? Did it get older? Did your "ability to be aware" change in any capacity? (Is it harder to be aware of your life/surroundings/etc than before?)

No. It's the same awareness.

When you go through grief, or intense emotions, what's happening to awareness/your ability to be aware? Is the awareness of "your" grief grieving? Or is it just...here?

It's just here. Grief is here because there's the awareness of it.

Good. Try it with anything, if you want. When you run, is the awareness running? When you're sick, is the awareness of that event sick, too? When you're scared, is the awareness scared? What does the awareness of all these events do?

Nothing. It's just here. It's always here, unchanging.

Exactly. Awareness remains untouched. Understand, accept, and stay with this truth. It is you, after all.

[dinosaurwithablog]

Today, they played the Old Timers game at Yankees Stadium with the 2000 Yankees team. I thoroughly enjoyed the game. It was a hoot and a half, but the most fun was watching the current Yankees team watch the old Timers. They had a great time, too!! Imagine talking to Paul O'Neil or Roger Clemens or Joe Torre or Mariano Rivera!! I bet that they got some great pointers and heard some hilarious stories!!

It was a great day for baseball, indeed!! 😁😍

LET'S GO, YANKEES!!!!!

[nickdewolfarchive]

aspen, colorado 1977

the pointer sisters in concert

photograph by nick dewolf https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/1439508388

[gay-systemdeez]

I think my variables get a little self conscious when I use a pointer on them. Noooo don't point at her she's just a little guy. :(