*char // I heard it from a friend
**char //who heard it from a friend
***char // who heard it from another
"You were messing around"

Once your pointer definition looks like a censored swear word you’re doing something awful.

In my entire programming career I’ve used int ** less than a handful of times and I’ve always been borderline about refactoring when I need it.

Me: building a fluent interface framework…
I already support a WrapperOf<T, T, T, T>
User: Can I have a WrapperOf<T, T, T, T, T> because I’m doing something weird?
Me: *sigh* god-damnit. You’re right but I still hate it.

If I had a penny for every pixel … I’d have around $1088. Which I would take, but really it’s not enough.