jackpot@lemmy.ml to Programming@programming.dev · 10 months agowhen is it best to use a recursive function vs a for loopmessage-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squarewhen is it best to use a recursive function vs a for loopjackpot@lemmy.ml to Programming@programming.dev · 10 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squarecoloredgrayscale@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoA naive iterative implementation would be by adding and removing the folders/files from a list. If tail call optimization works on the (recursive) example then that’s (kinda) the compiler turning a recursive function into a loop.
A naive iterative implementation would be by adding and removing the folders/files from a list.
If tail call optimization works on the (recursive) example then that’s (kinda) the compiler turning a recursive function into a loop.