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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think using both is normal. Closures and objects are duals of each other. Do whatever is understandable and maintainable, neither paradigm is magic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

that's a nice way to look at it. thanks!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is the duality statement meant to be true in a technical sense?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah! For example, if the language allows closures to capture state, they can act like properties on an instance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

A closure is a function with captured state. An object is state with methods.