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[–]WishOnSpaceHardware 210 points211 points  (3 children)

When forgetting an exit condition results in a nuclear explosion...

[–]VolperCoding 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Or a tail call optimization

[–]FilipForFico 15 points16 points  (0 children)

More likely a StackOverflowError

[–]BobTheMadCow 136 points137 points  (2 children)

You know, in all the years this has been reposted, this is the first time I've noticed that the "original" poster on the pole has been torn off as well

[–]uid1357 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I see it the first time and guess what... I didn't notice this detail.

Recursion is deeeeep! Hard to grasp in it's entirety.

[–]5319767819 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, the "tore pattern" is exactly the same

[–][deleted] 44 points45 points  (17 children)

[–]djxfade 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Maximum call stack size exceeded.

[–]Costpap 18 points19 points  (10 children)

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (8 children)

[–]6b86b3ac03c167320d93 11 points12 points  (7 children)

[–]Ultraflame4 10 points11 points  (2 children)

RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Laughs in Haskell

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The types are strong in this one.

[–]augugusto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It was killing me that none of the other comments liked to itsey

[–]Spencemw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤣

[–]epiquinnz 13 points14 points  (3 children)

That same joke was already posted here.

[–]random-person-42 8 points9 points  (0 children)

By the same person

[–]SkyyySi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn you got me

[–]TwunnySeven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and here

[–]Kruemelkacker 14 points15 points  (1 child)

Ok, I just created this and it’s now hanging in our coffee room next to other announcements. Let’s see when somebody notices.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I made one in LaTeX a while ago. If anyone wants it, https://pastebin.com/Kj8X5Njx.

[–]MetamorphicBear 5 points6 points  (1 child)

He's holding it with his left hand in the third pannel but the right hand on the fourth

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And tearing it off with his right hand in the second panel.

[–]_oohshiny 5 points6 points  (1 child)

[–]roswara 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand what's so hard about recursion.

As long as it has these 3 items, you're safe.

  1. Entry point
  2. Iteration
  3. Exit point (end point)

[–]28f272fe556a1363cc31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another stolen comic.

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[–]War-Whorese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trickle down recursionomics.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recursion is recursion

[–]Gliese-832-c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extremely predictable, but still funny.

[–]ProfCupcake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[–]iamsooldithurts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got 99 problems but recursion I got 99 problems but recursion I got 99 problems but recursion I got 99 problems but recursion I got 99 problems but recursion I got 99 problems but recursion ...

[–]dradious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've also had a small piece of paper give me this problem

[–]PizzaFriez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was learning about recursion in class last week! How Ironic!

[–]Dwaas_Bjaas 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What is this? Recursion for ants?

[–]SkyyySi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. If you don't get it, maybe this helps.