>From the slides:
"What is the difference between a block and a simple object understanding
#value?"
The slides give the wrong answer. The right answer is that
- a block can see the variables of the blocks, method, and object
containing it
which allows ENCAPSULATION of long term and short te
Excellent write up, Stephane!
I will add that over the years, there have been many times (countless!) when
developing/debugging involved a complex block and that turned out to be
significant nuisance.
I can elaborate on the details, but once a block gets passed around, revising
it on the fly b
(1) I have #value:valueWithArguments: in my personal library.
(2) The way to answer your question is to look at #valueWithArguments:,
It normally goes through a primitive.
However, it *does* have backup code that you could adapt.
(3) Without benchmarking, it's not clear whether the cost of
