Re: technology discussion → does the world need a "new" C ?

On 7/7/24 16:10, BGB wrote:

On 7/7/2024 9:03 AM, James Kuyper wrote:

On 7/7/24 00:55, BGB wrote:

On 7/6/2024 5:38 PM, Keith Thompson wrote:

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No, there is no implicitly defined pointer.

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This implicit pointer need not exist at a location in memory...

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Which is why C doesn't give you access to it's location in memory -
something you complained about earlier.

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I don't think I was claiming that one should have direct access to its
location or value within the language, rather that their existence and
behaviors could be acknowledged in the language design (for a "not
quite C" language).

I think that the existence of an implicit pointer would be a bad thing
to acknowledge, given that the language doesn't require that it exist,
and typical implementations don't use them. From what I understand, the
fact that your implementation does have implicit pointers makes it a rarity.