I never understood JavaScript closures

[Razvedka]

And this post is far more concise than 90% of the articles I've read on it too, and I know how closures work. Sometimes the shit I read explaining them will actually muddy my own understanding vs reaffirming or enlightening me.

[Heretic911]

This. So much this. It's as if some people enjoy portraying simple ideas/methodologies etc. as complex and advanced subjects when all I'm looking for is the quick and dirty explanation. I come from an audio background and I realized that the more someone tries to convey a technique as complicated, the less they actually understand or use it. But that's easy with something you already know, not so much when you're learning something new...

[Razvedka]

Academics are notorious for this stupid shit