Why is it thought of 'T *name' to be the C way and 'T* name' to be the C++ way?

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Note: This question is about the position of the asterisk (*).

In most C code I see (e.g., in Beej\'s guide to network programming), all variable declar

Answer 1

The reason why C programmers tend to use one style while C++ programmers use the other style is quite simple: Kernighan & Ritchie used the "C style" in their book, while Stroustrup used the "C++ style" in his book.