What's the rationale for preventing assignment to arrays?

Question

I\'ve tried to google this and have read:

• Why can\'t arrays of same type and size be assigned?
• Assigning arrays
• Assign to array in struct in

Answer 1

Maybe it would be helpful to turn the question around, and ask why you'd ever want to assign arrays (or structs), instead of using pointers? That's much cleaner & easier to understand (at least if you've assimilated the Zen of C), and it has the benefit of not concealing the fact that a lot of work is hidden under the "simple" assignment of multi-megabyte arrays.