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		vishnuharidas on Dec 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pointers in C (2010) In my place, those who teach C/C++ doesn't have any practical knowledge on it. They are just reading out programs from the textbook.

solarengineer on Dec 3, 2018 [–]

Context: This is true in many parts of India at least, where I suspect the parent is from.

I used to teach C, found pointers a bit tough, then understood them after playing around a bit. General teachers of C indeed didn't have any real world exposure to programming.

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