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Article #623709Re: The birth of BASIC
From: Ahem A Rivets Shot
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:43
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:43
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On 4 Jun 2018 15:20:21 GMT Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: > I admit that there are probably cases where recursion is an > elegant solution to the problem. However, in my experience Recursion is often a very elegant description ... > such cases are few and far between. I've always considered > an obsession with recursion to be a hallmark of the CS weenie. ... but rarely a good implementation. It is worth noting that some compilers will actually spot and unwind some kinds of recursion (particularly tail recursion). -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:\>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
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