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		Handles are the better pointers (2018) (floooh.github.io)
		2 points by thunderbong 7 months ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

jqpabc123 6 months ago [–]

Remove the raw pointer footguns and you're basically turning C/C++ into a version of Object Pascal or FreeBasic.

And we all know that "real programmers" wouldn't want that.

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