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Learn Go · Part 7 of 11

Pointers

What pointers are, how to use them without crashing your program, and why they go so well with functions.

Video 35:18–40:06 · 6 topics · 11 exercises

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What's in it

  • What a pointer is
  • * and &
  • Nil pointers
  • Copying vs sharing
  • Pointers and functions
  • Pointer receivers