Learn Go in 3 Hours - Pointers

This video tutorial covers pointers in Go, highlighting their safety compared to C. It explains how to create and use pointers, understand memory addresses, and handle nil pointers to avoid runtime errors. The tutorial also demonstrates using pointers in functions to modify variable values, emphasizing Go's call-by-value nature.

What is the zero value for a pointer in Go, and what happens if you try to dereference a nil pointer?

How can you create a pointer using the built-in new function in Go?

Discuss how passing pointers to functions in Go allows for modifying variable values.