Comment by jstimpfle

In C++, in particular when restricting to a C like subset, I prefer looking at an expression like

    foo->bar.baz

instead of (in Rust and other modern languages that decided to get rid of the distinction)

    foo.bar.baz

For example, the former lets me easily see that I can copy foo->bar and I now have a copy of baz (and indeed bar). In a newer language, it's harder to see whether we are copying a value or a reference.