# Store sub item as pointer or deref

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/store-sub-item-as-pointer-or-deref/17709>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** memory-management, standard-library\
**Created:** [September 25, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/store-sub-item-as-pointer-or-deref/17709 "2026-09-25T10:57:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/store-sub-item-as-pointer-or-deref/17709/4 "2026-09-25T11:33:29Z")

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> [@lukeflo](#):
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> Sorry for the maybe dumb question, but what do you mean by “handles” in this case?

andrew has a talk on the subject [Video: Programming without pointers](https://ziggit.dev/t/video-programming-without-pointers/8859)

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