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True. Lost opportunity to blow things up with useless recursivity
The word you’re looking for is recursion (see recursion).
Thanks. I knew something was off
Nah, I'd like to un-see recursion. It was way overblown on uni, I barely ever use it.
Recursion is amazing for a small selection of problems. Most of the time you don't need, or want, it. When it is useful though, it tends to be really useful.
I don't understand people's issue with it. I always found it easy. Maybe that's why I feel this way. Maybe if you find it challenging you want to avoid it, even when it's a good solution.