Very disappointed to find the top answer to a question titled "What is recursion and when should I use it?" not actually answer either of those, never mind the extremely bias warning against …

Nov 20, 2012 · This function is log (n) base 5, for every time we divide by 5 before calling the function so its O(log(n)) (base 5), often called logarithmic and most often Big O notation and …

By using an internal ConcurrentHashMap which theoretically might allow this recursive implementation to properly operate in a multithreaded environment, I have implemented a fib …

May 13, 2015 · Tail Call Recursion Once you understand how the above recursion works, you can try to make it a little bit better. Now, to find the actual result, we are depending on the value of …

Oct 19, 2008 · I want to have a function that will return the reverse of a list that it is given -- using recursion. How can I do that?

Feb 19, 2016 · The main difference between recursion and iteration is memory usage. For every recursive call needs space on the stack frame resulting in memory overhead. Let me give you …

A regular function can contain a call to itself in its definition, no problem. I can't figure out how to do it with a lambda function though for the simple reason that the lambda function has no n...

Oct 28, 2015 · You have to write a recursive function, but you are not writing a function at all. To write this function in MIPS assembler I suggest you first write it in a higher level language (C).

Oct 17, 2008 · With that said, a compiler can inline a recursive function, much as it can unroll an infinite loop. It simply has to place a limit on the level to which it will "unroll" the function.

A classic approach, known from other programming languages, in which a function calls itself: create or replace function recursive_function (ct int, pr int)