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Post #193,016
by drewk
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2/4/05 10:02:47 AM
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New You're right about not getting it without using it
Because I haven't used closures, and I still don't "feel" the difference.

I guess all I'm really interested in knowing is whether this is something I should try to learn because it's a useful technique, or is it simply another way of doing something I'm already doing another way. I'll have to look at it some more when I've got more than five minutes at a time to think about it.
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Post #193,094
by ben_tilly
2/4/05 9:03:45 PM
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New I'm sure that you AREN'T using closures
It doesn't really resemble any other technique that I know of.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
     Interesting iterating in JavaScript trick - (ben_tilly) - (19) - Feb. 3, 2005, 03:04:45 AM EST
         Ooooo. I like... -NT - (FuManChu) - Feb. 3, 2005, 11:32:32 AM EST
         Very elegant. -NT - (static) - (17) - Feb. 3, 2005, 10:55:32 PM EST
             I must be missing something - (drewk) - (16) - Feb. 4, 2005, 12:07:20 AM EST
                 Very likely. - (static) - (4) - Feb. 4, 2005, 12:13:12 AM EST
                     Define "streams or generators" - (drewk) - (3) - Feb. 4, 2005, 12:26:50 AM EST
                         They are names of concepts, at least one analog you know - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Feb. 4, 2005, 12:49:21 AM EST
                             Giggle - (pwhysall) - (1) - Feb. 4, 2005, 01:57:57 AM EST
                                 Yes. And you're hoping that the promises are kept. :-) -NT - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 4, 2005, 02:01:21 AM EST
                 There are several benefits - (ben_tilly) - (10) - Feb. 4, 2005, 12:33:11 AM EST
                     Much better - (drewk) - (5) - Feb. 4, 2005, 12:42:31 AM EST
                         Anonymous functions and closures - (ben_tilly) - (4) - Feb. 4, 2005, 01:27:36 AM EST
                             Looks like it's treating 'i' as a reference - (drewk) - (3) - Feb. 4, 2005, 02:21:50 AM EST
                                 I said "invocation of the function" for a reason - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Feb. 4, 2005, 02:39:58 AM EST
                                     You're right about not getting it without using it - (drewk) - (1) - Feb. 4, 2005, 10:02:47 AM EST
                                         I'm sure that you AREN'T using closures - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 4, 2005, 09:03:45 PM EST
                     Can't make your example work - (drewk) - (2) - Feb. 4, 2005, 09:56:03 AM EST
                         I think you're missing the 'anonymous' part. - (FuManChu) - (1) - Feb. 4, 2005, 12:35:56 PM EST
                             Got it, example works now, woot -NT - (drewk) - Feb. 4, 2005, 04:10:12 PM EST
                     I like this one better - (tuberculosis) - Feb. 10, 2005, 02:14:34 PM EST

If for no other reason that historical (hysterical?) context.
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