The post discusses the new dot star syntax used in the Zig programming language for dereferencing pointers. This syntax is compared to traditional pointer dereferencing in C. Comments indicate that the syntax may be more intuitive than the prefix notation used in languages like C and Pascal. The mention of stack addresses suggests an emphasis on understanding the memory model used in Zig when dealing with both stack and dynamically allocated memory. The overall sentiment points to this being a positive and more sensible syntax for developers, particularly those familiar with Pascal.