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Handles are the better pointers (2018)
28-Nov-2018: I’ve added a small update at the end on how to prevent‘handle collisions’ with a per-slot generation counter
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jun 21, 2023 | Handles are the better pointers (2018) by ibobev | 223 | 78 |
| Jun 17, 2018 | Handles are the better pointers by ingve | 194 | 80 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Handles are the better pointers (2018) by zdw | 152 | 88 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Handles are the better pointers (2018) by vinhnx | 69 | 28 |
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Linked from 40 Hacker News comments by 21 different people, from Dec 2019 to Jul 2026.
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