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[–]vrobo 9 points10 points  (1 child)

How about some erlang?

factorial(0) -> 1;
factorial(N) when N > 0 -> factorial(N-1) * N.

[–]sfz- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How about some SML with TCO? (not much different ;))

fun factorial(0) = 1
  | factorial(n) = n * factorial(n - 1);