Incidentally, here's Hoare's proposal for records (structs), and pointers (references) for Algol 60:
https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/algol/algol_bulletin/A21/P36.HTM as with most things Hoare has produced, it is very well written and presents a very good justification for the existence of each. read it with the frame of mind of a person who has not been exposed to pointers and structs. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.