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From: fir <fir@grunge.pl>
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Subject: Re: Recursion, Yo
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:34:28 +0200
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bart wrote:
>
> That's not an interesting use of a local function! You can move square()
> outside, and it would still work, putting aside any clashes with
> existing names called 'square'.
>
> The challenges of local functions are to do with accessing transient
> variables belonging to their enclosing function. Especially when a
> reference to the local function is called from outside the lexical scope
> of the enclosing function, with extra difficulties when the enclosing
> function is no longer active.
>

very good point