package main import "fmt" type Person struct { Name string } func main() { c := new(Person) // returns pointer c.Name = "Catherine" fmt.Println(c.Name) // prints: Catherine d := c d.Name = "Daniel" fmt.Println(c.Name) // prints: Daniel // Adding an Asterix before a pointer dereferences the pointer i := *d i.Name = "Ines" fmt.Println(c.Name) // prints: Daniel fmt.Println(d.Name) // prints: Daniel fmt.Println(i.Name) // prints: Ines }