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when is it best to use a recursive function vs a for loop (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by jackpot@lemmy.ml to c/programming@programming.dev

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[–] coloredgrayscale@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

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.