December 2021
Beginner
840 pages
47h 29m
English
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Chapter 11
Functions and Closures
The eval-apply cycle exposes the essence of a computer language.
— H. Abelson and G. J. Sussman, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (1996)
WE continue our progressive development of the Camille programming language and interpreters for it in this chapter by adding support for functions and closures to Camille.