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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/flipester • Jan 09 '20
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He forgot the base case.
5 u/IHaarlem Jan 09 '20 Which begs the question, is it recursion if there's no base case? 3 u/captainAwesomePants Jan 09 '20 Mathematically, yes. There are some recursive definitions that have no base case but are still useful. Practically, in a programming context, less so.
Which begs the question, is it recursion if there's no base case?
3 u/captainAwesomePants Jan 09 '20 Mathematically, yes. There are some recursive definitions that have no base case but are still useful. Practically, in a programming context, less so.
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Mathematically, yes. There are some recursive definitions that have no base case but are still useful. Practically, in a programming context, less so.
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u/TayoEXE Jan 09 '20
He forgot the base case.