Use pointers when you want multiple references (aliases) to the same object or a dynamic data structure. If you really just want to pass something by reference to avoid copying, use a reference instead. In fact, pass a class by value if the copying overhead isn't too high and you don't care about polymorphism (for example, if the class has no virtual functions).
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