jackpot@lemmy.mlcakeBanned to Programming@programming.dev · 3 years agowhen is it best to use a recursive function vs a for loopmessage-squaremessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squarewhen is it best to use a recursive function vs a for loopjackpot@lemmy.mlcakeBanned to Programming@programming.dev · 3 years agomessage-square52linkfedilink
minus-squarebizdelnick@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·3 years agoIMHO almost never. Except for tree traversal, maybe.
minus-squarelivingcoder@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoI would agree. Only if the performance is extremely similar but the readability (for some reason) is significantly better for the recursive solution would I choose that.
IMHO almost never. Except for tree traversal, maybe.
I would agree. Only if the performance is extremely similar but the readability (for some reason) is significantly better for the recursive solution would I choose that.