Why don't some languages allow declaration of pointers?

Question

I\'m programming in C++ right now, and I love using pointers. But it seems that other, newer languages like Java, C#, and Python don\'t allow you to explicitly declare point

Answer 1

Pointers aren't bad, they are just easy to get wrong. In newer languages they have found ways of doing the same things, but with less risk of shooting yourself in the foot.

There is nothing wrong with pointers though. Go ahead and love them.

Toward your example, why would you want both x and y pointing to the same memory? Why not just always call it x?

One more point, pointers mean that you have to manage the memory lifetime yourself. Newer languages prefer to use garbage collection to manage the memory and allowing for pointers would make that task quite difficult.