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Re:How not to teach recursion (2021) by onion2k on Saturday June 18, 2022 @12:44PM (#31791498)
If you've looked at recursive functions then you should also look at recursive functions.
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Re:How not to teach recursion (2021) by bitwize on Saturday June 18, 2022 @12:49PM (#31791555)
The jargon file entry for "tail recursion" read: "If you haven't grown tired of it already, see tail recursion."
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Re:How not to teach recursion (2021) by Stampo00 on Saturday June 18, 2022 @12:47PM (#31791527)
To not understand recursion, you must first... wait, I think that's all!
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