2 points | by signa11 9 hours ago ago
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In practice, the [static n] notation can give you useful warnings and bounds checking.
https://godbolt.org/z/PzcjW4zKK
And while the (*array_ptr)[3] notation take a moment to get used to, it is very logical. If you have a pointer to an array, you dereference it first and then indx into it. Again, useful for bounds checking: https://godbolt.org/z/ao1so9KP7
In practice, the [static n] notation can give you useful warnings and bounds checking.
https://godbolt.org/z/PzcjW4zKK
And while the (*array_ptr)[3] notation take a moment to get used to, it is very logical. If you have a pointer to an array, you dereference it first and then indx into it. Again, useful for bounds checking: https://godbolt.org/z/ao1so9KP7