avansc wrote:you CAN do pretty much anything without ever using memory management. and "typedef", PS: type def is NOT a storage container, its just a tool for making synonyms.
The C99 standard says this,
"The typedef specifier is called a "storage-class specifier" of syntactical convenience only."
i really think you have a misconception of C.
I know what typedef is. I don't see anywhere where I say typedef is any kind of "storage container".
Pointers are a type of memory management. Atleast to me, as they point directly to memory locations though i'm probably wrong to the starndard's definition of memory management. Every one library or SDK I have come across has used pointers somewhere. You could always do your own low-level stuff but you'd hopefully know all about pointers by that stage. Besides, you can simply write more efficient programs using pointers.
We're straying from the subject though.
ZachO - You can either start directly from C/C++ though it's a complicated way of starting programming, as you've pointed out. Or you can start with easier languages and work your way up. The choice is yours.
If you see me in real life, you would never think I program... I usually get comments on me being buff or looking older... Well just have fun with programming, either you love it or hate it.
