The Magic (and Danger) of Pointers: Understanding Memory Without the Fear
Every variable lives somewhere in your computer's memory. Most programming languages hide that...
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Jul 19, 2026How to Safely Update a Git Branch Pointer After Using git commit-tree
Understanding the ProblemWhen working with low-level Git plumbing commands like git commit-tree, you...
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Jun 10, 2026LET'S TEST YOUR C++ LEVEL
//FIND THE ERROR (1) `#include int main(){ std::cout << "hello world"; return 0; ...
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May 21, 2026Breaking V8 Sandbox with Trusted Pointer Table
Breaking V8 Sandbox with Trusted Pointer Table TL;DR: Breaking tech news from 2019. What Happened 📰 2019 is reporting on this story. This is a t...
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May 16, 2026Wine 11.9 Released With Wayland Pointer Warp, Initial Support For System Threads
Wine 11.9 Released With Wayland Pointer Warp, Initial Support For System Threads TL;DR: Breaking tech news from Phoronix. What Happened 📰 Phoron...
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May 13, 2026From Prompt to Pointer Engineering: Deepmind tries to reinvent the mouse cursor for the AI era
From Prompt to Pointer Engineering: Deepmind tries to reinvent the mouse cursor for the AI era ![tech news cover](https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/up...
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Mar 31, 2026Stop Fearing Null Pointers with Optional Chaining
If you're tired of writing long logical chains just to check if a nested property exists, optional...
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Apr 28, 2026War Story: A Null Pointer Exception in Java 23 Crashed Our Payment Gateway
At 14:07 UTC on October 17, 2024, a single null pointer exception in a Java 23 preview feature took...
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Dec 12, 2025VS C++ compiler bug
Hello all, just interesting. VS2022 compiles this code fine (celltris is a pointer and does not have...
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Aug 29, 2025What Are Pointers in Go? A Simple Guide for Beginners
🧠 What Are Pointers in Go? A Simple Guide for Beginners Confused about pointers in Go? You're not...
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Exploring Static Variable in PHP
Have you ever needed a shared memory drawer in PHP — a place where your data stays...
Apr 29, 20252 min read1 reactions3 comments
Don't Cry about Pointers anymore - Deep Dive with C, Go and Rust
Why TF does this blog even exist? Let’s be real — most of us treat pointers like...
Apr 16, 202512 min read10 reactions0 comments