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Re:Misconceptions about loops in C by vsuperpower2020 on Thursday June 27, 2024 @08:26PM (#40816639)
I never understood anyone who used such strong language like "beauty" when talking about something mundane like recursion. I suspect it's just in-group language like how a cult understands the meaning of their own words, while to outsiders it would appear nonsensical. I have seen other groups appropriate the word "beauty" too, like people who chronically overeat.
Re:Misconceptions about loops in C by burnished on Thursday June 27, 2024 @11:31PM (#40817438)
Nope, it just has its own beauty. The material blew me away in school.

What culty group even exists around recursion anyway? Can you get me an invitation?

Re:Misconceptions about loops in C by paulddraper on Thursday June 27, 2024 @09:04PM (#40816848)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_beauty

Simplicity is actually a hallmark of this sense of beauty.