Why is the asterisk before the variable name, rather than after the type?

Why is the asterisk before the variable name, rather than after the type?

c pointers variables naming-conventions

c

When to use inline function and when not to use it?

c++ c inline

c

Finding current executable's path without /proc/self/exe

c++ c linux macos executable

c

Why aren't programs written in Assembly more often? [closed]

c programming-languages assembly

c

Protecting executable from reverse engineering?

c++ c obfuscation assembly

c

How come an array's address is equal to its value in C?

c pointers arrays

c

What exactly is a C pointer if not a memory address?

c pointers memory-address

c

What does the brk() system call do?

c linux unix memory-management brk

c

How do I see a C/C++ source file after preprocessing in Visual Studio?

c++ c debugging visual-studio-2005 c-preprocessor

c

How do I properly compare strings in C?

c string strcmp

c

What is the difference between conversion specifiers %i and %d in formatted IO functions (printf / scanf)

c++ c printf scanf format-specifiers

c

What is time_t ultimately a typedef to?

c linux types

c

return statement vs exit() in main()

c++ c coding-style return exit

c

Is it ever advantageous to use 'goto' in a language that supports loops and functions? If so, why?

c exception-handling language-agnostic goto

c

How to make a variadic macro (variable number of arguments)

c g++ c-preprocessor variadic

c