Why is it thought of 'T *name' to be the C way and 'T* name' to be the C++ way?

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Note: This question is about the position of the asterisk (*).

In most C code I see (e.g., in Beej\'s guide to network programming), all variable declar

Answer 1

Because Bjarne had the benefit of hindsight: he realized that the C declarator syntax was "an experiment that failed" (read: the C declarator syntax is retarded). The rest has already been answered by others.