# Re: Just a question to throw out there

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-just-a-question-to-throw-out-there/74856>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 7, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-just-a-question-to-throw-out-there/74856 "2006-11-07T10:59:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![kuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a587f6/32.png) [@kuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuma)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-just-a-question-to-throw-out-there/74856/1 "2006-11-07T10:59:21Z")

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I’m not sure, but I suspect that closures would be hard to understand  
unless one had a good understanding of variable binding, scope, etc.

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**Author:** ![kuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a587f6/32.png) [@kuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuma)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-just-a-question-to-throw-out-there/74856/2 "2006-11-07T10:59:24Z")

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On Nov 3, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Hartin, Brian wrote:

> I’m not sure, but I suspect that closures would be hard to understand  
> unless one had a good understanding of variable binding, scope, etc.

You’re probably right.

James Edward G. II