mikegerwitz

var fs = require( 'fs' ),

    // size in bytes
    CHUNK_SIZE = 50,

    file = fs.open( 'file', 'r', '0666', function( err, fd )
    {
        if ( err )
        {
            console.log( err );

mikegerwitz

function foo( i )
{
    if ( i === 0 )
    {
        return;
    }

    foo( i - 1 );
}

mikegerwitz

var a = {},
    b = {};

// primitives are passed by value
a.num = 1;
b.num = a.num;
b.num = 5;

a.num; // still equals 1
b.num; // equals 5