To add a bit to this, the JVM does not support tail call recursion. As I understand it, Clojure compiles into bytecode that effectively turns the recurs into an iterative process. Scala does something similar but automatically (i.e. you don't have to use a specific keyword). The advantage to Clojure's approach, IMO, is that given that it isn't guaranteed by the JVM, you at least know when you expect a tail recursion, and get an error from Clojure if you aren't calling from a tail position. The various clojure books out there expand more on this and by far more eloquently.
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