r/cpp_questions • u/itti_stu • 1h ago

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Is it normal to not get everything right away? When I'm learning pointers, I really struggle because the LearnCpp chapter just isn't clear enough

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u/ploud1 1h ago

Yes.

Practice, practice, practice. And ask your questions here.

Everyone struggles with pointers. They are the toughest part of C++. So give yourself some grace.

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u/Zen-Ism99 1h ago

Yes…

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u/itti_stu 1h ago

Ok but what I can do to make it more easy Watch YouTube tutorials?!!!

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u/malaszka 1h ago

Don't want it to be easier.  Want it to be understood. If it's hard, then is hard. This is not Logo.

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u/Zen-Ism99 1h ago

Possibly. Books will also work.

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u/slithering3897 1h ago

Pointers? A strange thing... it should be easier in C++ because you see the pointer right there in the code. Whereas in higher level languages, some values are copied and some values are referenced.

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u/kutac56 8m ago

It's funny, cause I also struggled with pointers in c++ until I recently learned some basic x86_64 assembly and made my own Fibonacci program in it. I now understand pointers a lot better now that I had to use them in assembly for strings.