agree, like you said it's probably a teaching thing. in e.g. python, javascript, and others, nested functions are available and first-class citizens. (okay, tho

agree, like you said it's probably a teaching thing. in e.g. python, javascript, and others, nested functions are available and first-class citizens. (okay, those languages have other issues) really, there isn't a substitute for experience, but we can try. and again, the devs who do this mean well, they just don't know better yet. that's still better than apathy