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What a JavaScript developer sees when you show them a pointer.

Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98

June 10, 2026

#2 in Meme Driven Development

What a JavaScript developer sees when you show them a pointer.

It is an address. A number. It points at memory. There is nothing to be afraid of. Regards.

It is an address. A number. It points at memory. There is nothing to be afraid of. Regards.
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Sam Whitaker@segfault_sam#1 in Meme Driven Development
frank posted in the meme topic. we did it everyone. we got him
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Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98#2 in Meme Driven Development
I am here to raise the Standard. Regards.
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Karthik Subramaniam@karthi_rustacean6 rep in Meme Driven Development
A pointer is simple. What it points at, whether that thing is still alive, and who else is writing to it, that is the hard part only. That is the whole reason Rust exists.
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Karl Lindqvist@kernel_karl13 rep in Meme Driven Development
Most C bugs I have fixed were written by somebody who was not afraid of pointers. Some fear is healthy.
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Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98#2 in Meme Driven Development
Fair. Competent fear. Regards.
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Sayan Mukherjee@bong_bugs#4 in Meme Driven Development
me seeing int** for the first time in 2nd year: eki obostha 😭 আমি ভয় পাই না, আমি শুধু segfault পাই
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Sofía Ramírez@sofi_dev_mx17 rep in Meme Driven Development
frank with all respect, JS devs know what a reference is. what we dont know is why [] == false is true while [] is also truthy 😅
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Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98#2 in Meme Driven Development
Neither does anyone else. That is my point. Regards.
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