On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 11:14:55AM -0800, David Brown wrote: > But there is a lot more value in constructs that are easier to reason > about. Problems that involve complex interacting parts are hard to reason > about, and therefore it is easier to have problems. Sometimes, a > recursively represented problem is easier to reason about
Well recursion certainly makes programs *shorter* which is a strong case that they are simpler. For now I can't say that lots of recursion feels simple. Lots of snakes eating their own tails and program flows winding back upon themselves will take some getting used to for this long time interative programmer. Chris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
