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Re:Dijkstra was right – recursion should not be difficult by LyndsySimon on Monday August 07, 2017 @04:20PM (#14950917)
If you're using a language with pattern matching (cough Haskell cough), you don't even need the conditional...
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Re:Dijkstra was right – recursion should not be difficult by eru on Monday August 07, 2017 @07:05PM (#14952029)
Or rather, the language recognises the conditional and makes sure you handle all the cases.
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