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dereferencing movies (thejenkinscomic.files.wordpress.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Pointers are variables that don't hold data themselves but instead hold a reference to it. It's really common to redirect pointers to reference something other than what they originally referenced, which is the joke in this comic. He is changing the conversation so that Star Wars actually refers to Jaws.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Mhm yes that's what I understood, but I didn't understans whats funny about this? What does "I'm your father" mean if the movie is jaws?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think the humor is meant to be in the juxtaposition between "reference" in media contexts (e.g. "I am your father") and "reference" in programming contexts and applying the latter context to the former one.

What does “I’m your father” mean if the movie is jaws?

I think the absurdity of that question is part of said humor. That being said, I didn't find it funny either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Okay got it, thank you.

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