[ragaskar]

I don't think it's so much "I finally understand X", but more of "I finally have found an application for X".

I think it's interesting to see how other people solve problems.

[swombat]

"I've finally found an application for closures" is almost as daft as "I've finally found an application for variables".

If you haven't found an application for such-and-such basic programming concept yet, chances are that's because your experience is so limited that you should probably spend more time coding instead of writing ejaculatory blog posts.

(not directed at the parent directly, more at the article, which wasted a minute of my precious life)