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		vsuperpower2020 on June 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Misconceptions about loops in C I never understood anyone who used such strong language like "beauty" when talking about something mundane like recursion. I suspect it's just in-group language like how a cult understands the meaning of their own words, while to outsiders it would appear nonsensical. I have seen other groups appropriate the word "beauty" too, like people who chronically overeat.

paulddraper on June 28, 2024 | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_beauty

Simplicity is actually a hallmark of this sense of beauty.

burnished on June 28, 2024 | [–]

Nope, it just has its own beauty. The material blew me away in school.

What culty group even exists around recursion anyway? Can you get me an invitation?

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