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utterwise
3y ago
It is true you need to pass the environment around, but if the language you are implementing also has objects or structs then you will need to implement that anyway. My main objection to the grand parent is the idea that functional language
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utterwise
3y ago
> However, things like closures, composition at runtime and partial function application just made everything 10x harder. Closures are just functions with an extra parameter for the environment (free variables). Subsequent passes after d