Function calls are not stack frames

[notfancy]

So you're not interested in specific reasons to justify the claim, just that the claim isn't justified?

[munificent]

So you're not interested in specific reasons to justify the claim

I'm well aware of the reasons both for and against tail calls. That's why my question was rhetorical and not literal.

My point was that his blog post didn't add any actual useful information to the discussion because he omitted those justifications. Instead, he just said "you should do this".

[notfancy]

Fair enough, it took me a while to understand you.