What? I thought nearly all languages supported tail recursion. | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		Raphael on June 13, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Would you guys visit a purely hacker-orien... What? I thought nearly all languages supported tail recursion.

blasdel on June 13, 2009 [–]

Yes, but in language implementations without TCO, it's just recursion.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact