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Getting closure in JavaScript – Mark Dalgleish

Getting closure in JavaScript — Mark Dalgleish

Mark Dalgleish gets closure in JavaScript. See below for full session description and more resources.

Got a taste for it? Be there for the dev track at Web Directions South 2012.

This presentation was recorded at Web Directions Code in Melbourne on May 24 2012.

Session description

An in-​​depth look at how JavaScript’s first-​​class functions and lexical scope allow us to write powerful and expressive code. Through the single topic of immediately invoked function expressions, we’ll touch upon function scope, closures, JavaScript “classes”, CoffeeScript and ECMAScript 5.

Resources referred to in this presentation

  • Immediately-​​Invoked Function Expression (IIFE)
  • Self-​​executing anonymous functions
  • Slides from this presentation

About Mark Dalgleish

Mark Dalgleish works as a front-​​end developer in Melbourne. He’s obsessed with everything web and loves using JavaScript, CSS and HTML to create rich experiences that resonate with end users. In his spare time, he loves experimenting with the latest web technologies and sharing projects online.

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