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I think the point being made here is only valid when you just move the data around and don't alter it. filepicker is a perfect example where you pass the data a
by Mythbusters 14y ago
I think the point being made here is only valid when you just move the data around and don't alter it. filepicker is a perfect example where you pass the data around without actually touching it and such a usage is a perfect case for passing the "pointers" around. In most other cases, you'd want to pull it down the moment you are going to transform it.
- icebraining 14y agoEven if you're going to pull it down, passing an URL around is still better. It means the client software can schedule the download for a few minutes or even hours to reduce peak bandwidth demands, they can PUT an updated version back, they can poll for changes, etc.