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  1. > It's really stunning that it does not mention the Scheme language

    So very, very true.

    There are several large pieces of history in this regard that deserve not only to be published, but to be studied well.

    Just a properly written history of closures in computer programming would be worth its weight in gold.
    Even a short history.

    #Algol
    #BlockStructure
    #CallByName
    #Closures
    #HistoryOfComputing
    #Lisp
    #Scheme

    @kentpitman @amoroso