Whether you realize it or not, the vast majority of programs you have used make use of Pointers in some way. Maybe you have experienced a NullPointerException at some point. As a programmer, code you write will more than likely use pointers, even if you have not implemented them yourself. Today I’ll show you how pointers work, so you may wish to check out how arrays and lists work for a programming primer. This article will be more theory based than usual, but stick with it, pointers are very complex! Compiling Code Before digging into pointers, you need to understand...

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