Variable types with * prefix

[gfvalvo]

@J-M-L

@GolamMostafa

Would be glad to hear with examples the true difference between "intialization", "declaration", "definition' and "assignment".

It is important to note that from the language semantics point of view, initialization and assignment are still different

For complex entities (objects) the difference can also be practical and significant. Objects are initialized by the class's constructor and the code executed there is completely different than the code that's executed during an assignment ... which happens in the function operator=().