title: Does ptr = &a and *ptr = a mean the same?
body: <p>In the book it explains:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ptr = &amp;a /* set ptr to point to a */
  
  *ptr = a /* '*' on left:set what ptr points to */
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>They seem the same to me, aren't they?</p>