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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

And that is how you get a stack overflow

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Also circular reference

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Tail recursion even. 😂

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I seem to recall coming across a glossary that had something to the effect of,

mutual recursion - see recursion, mutual

recursion, mutual - see mutual recursion

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yo, where my base case at?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's quitter talk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yes, my favorite literary index joke

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I saw this funny thing about that!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This worked better in Apollo :/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Christian really achieved something amazing, you are just mentioning a name.. of an app.. and I still, sort of, get nostalgic about it.

Well.. respect goes a long way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly my feelings regarding rif

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

See "loop, infinite".

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Infinite loop.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's actually not, because the exit condition is "when you get the joke"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Infinite loop, then.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Well played!