Pointers aren't hard, it's C/C++ that make them complicated. Addresses and indirection in any assembly language are simple and straightforward, easy and even intuitive once you start actually writing programs.

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phist_mcgee 24 minutes ago | parent [-]

Tell that to the thousands of comp sci students who drop out every year because they don't like programming in C!

	▲	t-3 a minute ago \| parent [-]
		I used to think I was incapable of learning "real" programming because I didn't get C. When I later read a book on programming in assembly, I realized that everything that felt so complex was actually not so difficult. C pointer syntax(es) is weird and doesn't parse naturally for many people, especially programming novices who might not yet have a solid grasp on what/how/why they're doing anything.