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jzwinck
on April 27, 2016
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Node.js v6.0 Released
That explicit tail recursion syntax is pretty gross. Is there a precedent in any other language?
Havvy
on April 28, 2016
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Rust has plans for a `become` operator for tail call optimization.
endgame
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Clojure's recur is kinda-close, I guess?
preek
on April 27, 2016
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It is, but Clojure uses it, because it cannot really do Tail Call Optimization due to constraints on the JVM. Therefore "recur" is required to keep the Stack from overflowing.
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