Possible Duplicate:
int* i; or int *i; or int * i;

When working in C or C++, how should pointers be declared? Like this:

char* derp;

or this:

char *derp;

I typically use the first method, because the variable is a character pointer, but I know that it can create confusion when declaring multiple variables at once:

char* herp, derp;

herp becomes a character pointer, while derp is just a character.

I know it often comes down to coding style, but which one is "better?" Should I sacrifice clarity to eliminate potential confusion?