Not simply this?
+/2 3 4 2
11
Cheers,
Erling
On 2016-09-27 09:35, Skip Cave wrote:
NB. I am attempting to learn recursion using ^:
NB. A simple recursion:
2+^:(3) 2
8
NB. This is equivalent to
2+2+2+2
8
NB. What if I want to change the left argument on each recursion?
NB. Instead of 2 each time, I want to add 2, then 3, then 4.
NB. I know there are much easier ways to do this, but I want to see
NB. if I can avoid do. while. loops if the left argument changes on each
iteration
NB. I tried
(2 3 4)+^:(3) 2
8 11 14
NB. Nope. That didn't work.
NB. What I want to achieve is:
2+3+4+2
11
NB. but do it recursively using ^:
Skip
Skip Cave
Cave Consulting LLC
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