Why pointers exists?

Question

I know it's powerful, but also difficult...

Answer 1

//here is why,:happy coding
https://www.sololearn.com/learn/CPlusPlus/1630/?ref=app

Answer 2

Pointers are really a simple topic. We can easily play with that * and & are the only things which are used in pointers.

If you want to know from the basics. I suggest you to follow the book named as

pointers in c by yashwant kanetkar.

If you read this book then you can really play with pointers. This is the best one for pointers.

Answer 3

To exploit memory management in a way that only c and c++ can do. This allows to make programs very efficients and its really useful in real time processing. Think about graphics rendering..