Introduction to Pointers

Pointers are a fundamental concept in Go that allow you to work directly with memory addresses. Instead of storing a value directly, a pointer holds the memory location where that value is stored. This is useful for efficiently sharing data between functions, modifying variables without copying them, and managing large data structures.

What Are Pointers?

• A pointer is a variable that holds the memory address of another variable.
• Instead of storing the actual data, a pointer references where the data is stored.