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Re:Reconsidering the way I explain programming (2020) by lupire on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @09:41AM (#27983607)
17? 10 year olds handle it easily.

Every shampoo bottle has recursive instructions:

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Also: Eat, work, sleep, then do it all again tomorrow.

Who are your ancestors? Your parents and all their ancestors.

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Re:Reconsidering the way I explain programming (2020) by Akronymus on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:05AM (#27983890)
Those are loops rather than recursion though.
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