2/10 Data Types and the world of (smart) pointers [2026]

About this episode

This episode explores data types and pointers in C++ with guest Marc Hartung.

In the beginnings were...data and data types. Which is where we begin our journey through C++. The language provides for a range of interesting, fundamental, complex and custom types - one of which is a set of pointer types. My guest in this episode is Marc Hartung from Dive in Berlin, Germany. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_(computer_programming) summary of what pointers arehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_(programming_language) one of the early uses of pointers in ...

People in this episode

Host: Peter Schmidt

Guest: Marc Hartung

Topics covered

• data types
• C++ programming
• smart pointers
• computer programming
• software development

Keywords

• data types
• C++
• smart pointers
• Marc Hartung
• computer programming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dive in Berlin

Books & works: Pointer, Address

Places: Berlin, Germany

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