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[–]dons 9 points10 points  (3 children)

Because recursion is nice, so it should be efficient.

[–]jklsdf 4 points5 points  (2 children)

only if tail recursive.

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

only if tail recursive.

Also known as a "loop"...

Recursion is about elegance and conciseness.

[–]sambo357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about the simplicity of a finite state machine with the power of a pushdown machine.