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I knew, that Elisp got lexical scoping at some point, but do you know, whether package authors now use it often or maybe even more than dynamic scoping? Also t

I knew, that Elisp got lexical scoping at some point, but do you know, whether package authors now use it often or maybe even more than dynamic scoping? Also thanks for the practical example of when it makes a difference!

omaranto 5y ago
> lexical scoping [...] do you know, whether package authors now use it often or maybe even more than dynamic scoping? All non-ancient packages use lexical scope. Most ancient packages anyone cared about were converted.