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		kame3d on Dec 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Between two Lisps Isn't that the same thing as using function pointers in C? You need the * to access the function the variable points to.

oalae5niMiel7qu on Dec 6, 2020 | [–]

No you don't. You call the pointer itself. It points to the first instruction in the function.

It's more like Ruby's method(:foo) and .call().

eigenspace on Dec 6, 2020 | [–]

Sure, this isn't that rare of a thing for languages, but it is increasingly rare to find people who think this is a good idea.

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