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James Q Quick •

This is a great clarification. I can't think of a reasonable scenario where you would pass a function without the expectation that it's going to be called. Because of that, I think it would be implied, but this is a great callout.

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Jon Randy 🎖️ • • Edited

A few random possibilities off the top of my head:

  • A function to wrap another function and return the wrapped version (debounce springs to mind)
  • A function to compose one or more functions, and return the new one.
  • A function to return the arity of the passed function
  • A function to display the source of the passed function