--- title: "Candy (@candyspage) | Hashnode" description: "Cute X Software engineer X Pooh enthusiast. Read the latest articles by Candy on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@candyspage" --- @candyspage # Candy @candyspage 路 Joined May 2021 Cute X Software engineer X Pooh enthusiast [Website](https://candys.page/) ### [Pointers in Go - When to use the ampersand and the asterisk?](https://blog.candys.page/pointers-in-go-when-to-use-the-ampersand-and-the-asterisk?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Looking back, this might be a dumb question, but that鈥檚 what blog notes are for 馃ぃ tl;dr &: Used as an operator to get the address of a variable \* in Type: Used to define the type as a pointer (e.g., \*int) \* in Expression: Used as an operator to d... 2 min read 路 [blog.candys.page](https://blog.candys.page/pointers-in-go-when-to-use-the-ampersand-and-the-asterisk?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 29, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/pointers-in-go-when-to-use-the-ampersand-and-the-asterisk/6901f30a78eca5d4058f6314) ### [Learn Indonesian with ReadIndo!](https://blog.candys.page/learn-indonesian-with-readindo?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) It's Candy Again! Hello Hashnoders! After having so much fun building MoodPraiser for the #harperdbhackathon, and here I am again for the #auth0hackathon! Big thanks to Hashnode for hosting these events and this time 'round I even persuaded friends t... 5 min read 路 [blog.candys.page](https://blog.candys.page/learn-indonesian-with-readindo?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [5](https://hashnode.com/posts/learn-indonesian-with-readindo/612d12d42858872661b9e5c2) [Aug 30, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/learn-indonesian-with-readindo/612d12d42858872661b9e5c2) ### [Why We Should Listen to Lightning Talks - Starting with RailsConf 2021](https://blog.candys.page/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is a Lightning Talk? Stealing this from Wikipedia: Lightning talks are designed to be short presentations between five and ten minutes long, but are usually capped at five minutes. Lightning talks usually accept sign-ups after the conference h... 4 min read 路 [blog.candys.page](https://blog.candys.page/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021/6115ead4e249483e1210fea1) [Aug 13, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021/6115ead4e249483e1210fea1) ### [Stuff I Install When Setting Up a Mac](https://blog.candys.page/stuff-i-install-when-setting-up-a-mac?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Lately, I've been setting up my new Mac and thought that it would be a good chance to log down what I needed to install for future reference. This post will be updated from time to time as I install back all the apps that I use daily. Must-to-have ap... 2 min read 路 [blog.candys.page](https://blog.candys.page/stuff-i-install-when-setting-up-a-mac?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/stuff-i-install-when-setting-up-a-mac/60f06f39303c5845ab8c9983) [Jul 15, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/stuff-i-install-when-setting-up-a-mac/60f06f39303c5845ab8c9983) ### [Installing Ubuntu 20.04 on Raspberry Pi 4b](https://blog.candys.page/installing-ubuntu-2004-on-raspberry-pi-4b?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Here comes Piglet! 3 min read 路 [blog.candys.page](https://blog.candys.page/installing-ubuntu-2004-on-raspberry-pi-4b?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 7, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/installing-ubuntu-2004-on-raspberry-pi-4b/60e636e8c32fbd1b73720339)