C++ function parameters: use a reference or a pointer (and then dereference)?

Question

I was given some code in which some of the parameters are pointers, and then the pointers are dereferenced to provide values. I was concerned that the pointer dereferencing wou

Answer 1

You should see the generated assembly code for the target machine... take into account that a function call is always done in constant time, and on actual machines that time is really negligible...