In C++ I Cannot Grasp Pointers and Classes

Question

I\'m fresh out of college and have been working in C++ for some time now. I understand all the basics of C++ and use them, but I\'m having a hard time grasping more advance

Answer 1

Pointers and classes are completely different topics so I wouldn't really lump them in together like this. Of the two, I would say pointers are more fundamental.

A good exercise for learning about what pointers are is the following:

1. create a linked list
2. iterate through it from start to finish
3. reverse it so that the head is now the back and the back is now the head

Do it all on a whiteboard first. If you can do this easily, you should have no more problems understanding what pointers are.