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Discussion on "Seriously though, WHAT ON EARTH is closure?!" | Hashnode

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Anna J McDougall

Full-stack Developer

Oct 12, 2020

Seriously though, WHAT ON EARTH is closure?!

Closure: it's not only what you need when a relationship ends, it's also something you need to understand when coding in JavaScript. Unfortunately, it can be a tough thing to explain to those new to programming, and since I only recently feel like cl...

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#javascript #closure #beginners

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Edidiong Asikpo (Didi)

Senior Developer Advocate at Ambassador Labs

Very informative and insightful. Thanks for sharing Anna J McDougall.

You're welcome!

AJ

Anna J McDougall

Full-stack Developer

Braydon Coyer

Sr Front End Developer, DOM Artist. https://braydoncoyer.dev/

Great article - very informative. Thanks for sharing!

Anna J McDougall

Full-stack Developer

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

Nextwebb

Software engineer , Open-source contributor && Community lead :)

it's not only what you need when a relationship ends, but it's also something you need to understand when coding in JavaScript :)

I just love when writers can relate code concepts to reality. good one 👍

Anna J McDougall

Full-stack Developer

Haha I couldn't help myself, truth be told!

Luiz Filipe da Silva

Brazilian full stack developer, tale writer, and aspiring computer scientist.

Great explanation for beginners. Thanks for sharing!

Anna J McDougall

Full-stack Developer

Thank you, I'm only intermediate myself so I'm trying to pass it all along as simply as possible.

Favourite Jome

Software Engineer @bug0

I knew about Closure recently, now I know there is a difference between Closure and A closure. Thanks for sharing.