[sdiy] Pointers in C

[Magnus Danielson]

On 01/02/2012 09:48 AM, Jay Vaughan wrote:
> Is the goal sensible code that's easy to understand, or portability?  In C these two concepts don't always align, pun intended.  :)

The point was to teach Paul pointers :)

I agree that sensible code and portability does not align, and I wanted 
to point out this danger, since people so vigorously supported 
union/structs all of a sudden.

Cheers,
Magnus