From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-01-20T23:22:53+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:9607] Re: 101 Misconceptions About Dynamic Languages

"Christian" <christians@syd.microforte.com.au> writes:

> A small, seemingly inconsequential aspect of Method is that it needs an
> Object to use.

A Method requires an object for context. A Proc doesn't. Ruby has
both. Both are objects, and are manipulated and extendable as such.

C++ has function and member function pointers, which are not objects.

Which language has first-class functions?


Dave