title: Beginner question: What is binding?
body: <p>I was trying to understand the difference between early and late binding, and in the process realized that the concept of binding is nebulous to me.  I <em>think</em> I understand that it relates to the way data-as-a-word-of-memory is linked to type-as-a-set-of-language-features but I am not sure those are the right concepts.  Also, how does understanding this deeply help people become better programmers?</p>
  
  <p>Please note:  This question is not "what is late v. early binding" or "what are the trade-offs between the 2".  Those already exist here.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,</p>
  
  <p>JDelage</p>