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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 10 MIN

EP06 — Closures

from Oh, That's Why. · host Gize Bonilla

A function runs and returns. Its variables should be gone.And then another function uses one of them anyway.This is the episode the series was building toward. Alex Vega explainsclosures through the demolished room analogy — what they are, why theywork, and why every callback, event handler, and React hook you haveever written is a closure.Six episodes in. The payoff.Oh, That's Why. — JavaScript, finally making sense.You can find the Medium article here.

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