title: C++ Pointers and Object Instantiation
body: <p>This works:  </p>
  
  <pre><code>MyObject *o;
  o = new MyObject();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And this does not:  </p>
  
  <pre><code>MyObject o = new MyObject();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Why?</p>