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		frabert on June 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A gentle introduction to pointers using C (2019) A newcomer can assume virtual memory = physical memory without any problem. Hell, anyone who's not doing kernel dev can do that. I do it all the time.

speedgoose on June 17, 2020 [–]

I usually prefer to not mention something immediately rather than teaching something wrong.

enriquto on June 17, 2020 | [–]

This is like explaining general relativity to people who don't know yet newtonian mechanics.

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