tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29876314.post115696196333827722..comments2023-11-02T08:08:07.673-04:00Comments on Rippling Brainwaves: the Java closures that aren'tArt Vandalayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432367996173233599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29876314.post-1157067790050178812006-08-31T19:43:00.000-04:002006-08-31T19:43:00.000-04:00wikipedia has a nice page explaining the differenc...wikipedia has a nice <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_%28programming%29" REL="nofollow">page</A> explaining the difference between dynamic and lexical (static) binding, which as I mentioned has a lot to do with closures.<BR/><BR/>Actually, Perl variables can swing either way, depending on if the variable is explicitly declared using 'my' or 'local'. The 'my' of lexical scope is used far more often.Art Vandalayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432367996173233599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29876314.post-1157002553240444952006-08-31T01:35:00.000-04:002006-08-31T01:35:00.000-04:00It seems the blog post you referred to completely ...It seems the blog post you referred to completely misread the wikipedia definition for closure. See my reply on that blog.Neal Gafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579466817032124881noreply@blogger.com