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Re:Tail Call Optimization: The Musical by kybernetyk on Sunday January 08, 2023 @08:31AM (#34298960)
>leading me to wonder if it holds a unique level of importance among the other strategies.

Nah, it's just very easy to understand while being of technical nature. People tend to feel smart when they grasp it and then they can't shut up about it. They even write musicals...

Re:Tail Call Optimization: The Musical by douglee650 on Sunday January 08, 2023 @08:38AM (#34299004)
It's ok to wonder at new (to you) knowledge and relay it with passion, even as grizzled vets look on, some scoffing, some with hope. This is the exact type of reaction that makes people turn off the YT comments ... came here to see how deep in the comments this would be; it's the 4th one
Re:Tail Call Optimization: The Musical by kybernetyk on Sunday January 08, 2023 @09:02AM (#34299150)
Re:Tail Call Optimization: The Musical by jacquesm on Sunday January 08, 2023 @09:48AM (#34299509)
You're doing the same thing only from one level higher up. Insert recursion joke here.