Pointers are the pronouns of computer languages.
I've just coined this aphorism; please use it freely --
I didn't apply for a copyright. Anyway, if we want to have
a very clear high level language we ought to be able to do
everything without pointers. In 1993, given the history of
the evolution of C++ from C, this isn't yet possible. But
the programmers' travails with respect to dynamic
allocation can disappear with GC! After ANSI C++ is defined
and accepted, surely the next step is to determine what is
and what is not an acceptable (but optional) GC.
mbersohn@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca