Re:A Tour of Lisps
by epgui on Monday January 29, 2024 @06:52PM
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> Recursion is sometimes the easiest way to reason about a problem though
Yes, it's one of the things that allow FP algorithms to be more declarative. It's difficult to seriously argue that recursion is fundamentally more complex-- the contrary argument is more obvious to me.
Everything that's left is the fact that it requires people to unlearn things, which is uncomfortable and requires effort, but unfamiliarity is not an indicator of complexity.
Yes, it's one of the things that allow FP algorithms to be more declarative. It's difficult to seriously argue that recursion is fundamentally more complex-- the contrary argument is more obvious to me.
Everything that's left is the fact that it requires people to unlearn things, which is uncomfortable and requires effort, but unfamiliarity is not an indicator of complexity.