Hmmm... ok.  But nobody's creating any linked lists or AVL trees using CF, at least as far as I know.

- Matt Small
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  From: S. Isaac Dealey
  To: CF-Community
  Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:34 PM
  Subject: Re: CF Salary Range


  They apply in CF -- but not the same way they do in C++ ...

  <cfset iam = astructure>

  vs.

  <cfset iam = duplicate(astructure)>



  > I was just thinking that as well.  Of course, pointers are
  > not applicable in CF nor in Java.  Come to think of it,
  > I've never used them in Visual Basic either, but I sure
  > did use them a lot in C++.  If you can get pointers,
  > you're a true programmer.  I'm not saying that they are
  > difficult to understand, just that I would consider that
  > the line between a true programmer and a wannabe.

  > - Matt Small
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  >   Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:17 PM
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  >   I think the most important programming concept to learn
  >   is pointers.  You can pooch screw yourself very good if
  >   you don't understand these.

  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  >   Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 12:07 pm
  >   Subject: Re: CF Salary Range

  >   > > At 01:05 PM 10/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
  >   > >>Subject: CF Salary Range
  >   > >>From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  >   > >>Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:18:20 GMT
  >   > >>Thread:
  >   > >>http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?meth
  >   > >>od=mes
  >   > >>sages&threadid=9858&forumid=5#90464
  >   > >>
  >   > >>in hiring or in getting the job done? It's two
  >   > >>different
  >   > >>questions.
  >   >
  >   > >   I was speaking in hiring.  If all else equal, the
  >   > >   CS
  >   > >   classes 10 years
  >   > > back would give you the edge.  In getting the job
  >   > > done,
  >   > > well I did say "all
  >   > > else being equal" so we can assume that the employer
  >   > > thinks that both
  >   > > candidates can get the job done.
  >   >
  >   >
  >   > >>Of course it is hard to imagine myself without the
  >   > >>concept
  >   > >>of a loop or an
  >   > >>array but erm I really didn't find them that hard to
  >   > >>learn
  >   >
  >   > >   Loops, variables, and conditionals are easy enough
  >   > >   for
  >   > >   most people.
  >   > >   Code modularization techniques, database design,
  >   > >   variable scoping, and
  >   > > parameter passing are not always as obvious.
  >   >
  >   > Don't forget defaults and of course OO concepts like
  >   > inheritance and
  >   > polymorphism. :)
  >   >
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