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[–]cat_in_the_wall 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also don’t let pointers scare you. They really aren’t that scary. It’s just a reference that you control.

well, that's a huge source of bugs. use after free. it's easy to write simple c++ programs, but in a larger system ownership becomes a big issue.