Re: Reference and First-Class Function

Dimitre Novatchev wrote:

> > =A0 I wouldn't put it like that.=A0 Closures does not rely on the
> > feature
> > of reference being available in the language, even if their
> > implementation needs to provide that in some way.

> A very interesting statement... :)=A0 So, we confess of having to use
> references=A0 ...=A0 from somewhere...???

> Then we deny references existed when we used them...

  No.  The definition uses the word "reference" to define the behavior
of the feature.  The implementation thus has to use something (in the
implementation language, black magic or whatever) to behave as stated. =

But that does not mean a similar feature has to have been defined
anywhere to be used by the user.

  Or I have missed something.

  Regards,

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Florent Georges
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