"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo@ge...ew_zealand> wote:

> Honestly, why do people react to the word "pointer" as though computers have
> to wear underwear to conceal something shameful going on in their nether
> regions?

I think it is because a pointer is a variable containing as a value the address
of something.

So its a low level concept - useful to low-lifes like C and assembler
programmers, and as
such, capable of causing extreme mayhem in your nicely structured, high level
life.

So it boils down to fear - also known as: "once bitten, twice shy"

:-) - Hendrik