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Calling recursive method in a loop - Backtracking
I'm confused about a matter that I've been unable to figure out. I'm doing some leetcode problems. In backtracking problems, sometimes we use loop within our recursive method to call the recursion but ...
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How to deail with a hypothetical situation in which a pub/sub cycle gets into an unending recursive loop?
Let me explain what I mean. Imagine A subs to event b. In such case A pubs event a. B subs to event a. In this case B subs b. This is a full-blown circle. How does a pub/sub cycle deal with such ...
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What happens when loops are compiled or interpreted?
I have came across a concept in recursion which says that when loops are compiled or interpreted then they get converted to recursive functions. If it is true how it takes place ?
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Efficiency considerations: nested loop vs recursion
I would consider myself an intermediate Python programmer. One of my recent challenges was creating a list of all possible solutions to a given
Countdown problem.
Without getting into too much detail,...
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Is a while loop intrinsically a recursion?
I wondered whether a while loop is intrinsically a recursion?
I think it is because a while loop can be seen as a function that calls itself at the end. If it is not recursion, then what is the ...
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For loop and recursion for a new shell in C [closed]
I code a new shell in C, that could be done in several ways: Flex/bison, finite state machine, abstract syntax tree or just a tokenizer in C. Now I've written a for-loop that changes the condition of ...
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Is there anything that can be done with recursion that can't be done with loops?
There are times where using recursion is better than using a loop, and times where using a loop is better than using recursion. Choosing the "right" one can save resources and/or result in fewer lines ...
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Recursion, iteration, and ...? [closed]
Here are three common code structures that apply a function multiple times:
foo(x) {
if basecase(x) return k else return foo(g(x))
}
uses recursion.
for i in 0..10 {
n *= bar(i)
}
uses ...
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General way to convert a loop (while/for) to recursion or from a recursion to a loop?
This problem is mainly focusing on the algorithm, maybe something abstract and more academic.
The example is offering a thought, I wanna a generic way, so example is only used as to make us more ...
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