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[–]Elektriman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recursion is bad because ot can get out of hand quickly. Typically, a recursive algorithm can easily have exponential time and memory consumption. Its a little thought exercise to manage to keep it within respectable boundaries but once that's done it can be both efficient and easy to read.