[plt-scheme] Re: Nothing to do with Scheme

>> I think the original designers of Java (when it was Oak) were
>> concerned about the performance impact of closures (I think I read
>> this is an interview a long time ago).
>
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.lightweight/2274

furthermore, some implementations of closures really confuse the heck
out of regular people.

random e.g. http://blog.metawrap.com/blog/IEClosuresLeaks.aspx

(i'm not saying that is proof that nobody should ever do any form of closures.)