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Re: Vectors as functions



At 8:11 PM +0200 8/15/03, Michael Sperber wrote:
>  >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Vanier <mvanier@cs.caltech.edu> writes:
>
>Michael> So why not have first-class names?
>
>Because it would destroy lexical scoping.

No it doesn't, it just requires a more interesting version of the 
lexical scope. You get used to it.
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                                         Dan

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