“A closure is a poor man’s object; an object is a poor man’s closure” (2003)

Re:“A closure is a poor man’s object; an object is a poor ma... by kbd on Monday May 01, 2017 @12:17AM (#14235543)

As Scala didn't yet exist when this message was written, its author was missing the enlightenment Scala provides.

Would you please explain what about this amuses Scala programmers?

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Re:“A closure is a poor man’s object; an object is a poor ma... by throwa38282 on Monday May 01, 2017 @12:58PM (#14239247)

Scala is largely a set of iterative improvements with a syntax that's designed to handle data workflows well. It's not a big deal, it's not that exciting, it doesn't use all of the latest technologies, and that's why I think it has a bright future.

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Re:“A closure is a poor man’s object; an object is a poor ma... by kbd on Monday May 01, 2017 @03:31PM (#14240691)

This doesn't address closures vs objects at all.

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