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when is it best to use a recursive function vs a for loop (lemmy.ml)
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[–] pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Your algorithm can be implemented with tail-call recursion AND your language supports the same.

Just to nitpick but the compiler/interpreter needs to support tail-call recursion, not just the language. For example, tail-call recursion is part of the language spec for JavaScript (ECMAScript 6), but only certain engines actually support it (https://compat-table.github.io/compat-table/es6/ Ctrl+F tail call).