Tagged Questions

12
votes
7answers
971 views

Are functional languages better at recursion?

TL;DR : Do functional languages handle recursion better than non-functional ones? I am currently reading Code Complete 2. At some point in the book, the author warns us about recursion. He says it ...
9
votes
3answers
585 views

Performance: recursion vs. iteration in Javascript

I have read recently some articles (e.g. http://dailyjs.com/2012/09/14/functional-programming/) about the functional aspects of Javascript and the relationship between Scheme and Javascript (the ...
8
votes
9answers
547 views

Resources for improving your comprehension of recursion? [closed]

I know what recursion is (when a patten reoccurs within itself, typically a function that calls itself on one of its lines, after a breakout conditional... right?), and I can understand recursive ...