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Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
I wonder if a 'General Programming' forum would catch on. I think it's the right idea, but has about as much appeal as a History of Pressboard display.
Originally posted by Stefan Wagner:
Recursion should be discussed in the forum, where recursion should be discussed.
Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
I wonder if a 'General Programming' forum would catch on.
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Originally posted by Guy Allard:
Michael - Regardless of 'interest' or 'traffic' considerations, my vote is 'NO' for a recursion forum.
Recursion is a concept easily taught, and examples in almost any programming language are readily available with little research (even FORTRAN).
In particular calculation of 'Factorials' or 'Fibonacci Numbers' are the classical examples used.
The educational examples mentioned are *exactly* where one would use an iterative technique, *not* recursion, in a production environment.
So, my 'NO' vote comes from a perspective that I think recursion is used frequently in situations where it is absolutely inappropriate. Used there because implementors are misinformed when they are taught about the concept.
I fear that any JR forum would drift in that direction.
Regards, Guy
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