CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2011/ch1 1d sr
Wiki Chapter: CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2011/ch1 1d sr
Introduction
Closures
What are Closures
Why Closures (Motivation, Uses, Advantages)
Closures in Dynamically Typed Languages
Example use of Closures in Dynamically Typed Langauges
Example in Ruby
Example in JS
Example in Python
Closures in Statically Typed Languages
The Problem
Limitations of Statically Typed Languages
Lexical Scope
Functions not as first class citizens of the language
Implementing Closures in Statically Typed Languages
C : function pointers
C++ : function objects
Java : anonymous inner classes
Closures and Static Scoping
(Explanation)
Case study of Scheme
References
1. Matz discussion on Closures