This article starts out good, but goes quite astray starting at "arrays of arrays"
I guess I don't quite agree. Many tutorials will explain pointers in terms of the internal mechanics, but my feeling is that teaching through actual, day-to-day use works better in many cases.
I also don't think the tutorial creates quite as dire a situation as you suggest. This is just meant as a starting point for practical basics. Trying to explain all the details would miss the point.
Also note that I say that notation can be an array of arrays, which I think is true enough for what I set out to do here.
by Scott Stevenson — Apr 10
I guess I don't quite agree. Many tutorials will explain pointers in terms of the internal mechanics, but my feeling is that teaching through actual, day-to-day use works better in many cases.
I also don't think the tutorial creates quite as dire a situation as you suggest. This is just meant as a starting point for practical basics. Trying to explain all the details would miss the point.
Also note that I say that notation can be an array of arrays, which I think is true enough for what I set out to do here.