On Jan 25, 2008 10:26 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used to think recursion was just a cute idea but from learning Scheme > it appears that recursion is somehow vital to this whole language. > > Anyone know what is so special about recursion besides the fact that it allows > you to write shorter code? > > Chris >
Recursion is a way of thinking that fits more naturally to some problems e.g. tree traversal, than iteration does. Iteration invokes the concept of repetition but not that of progress (up or down) that goes along with recursion. BobLQ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
